Re: daily growth
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: daily growth
- From: p*@juno.com (Matt E Helmick)
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 11:38:17 -0700
- References: <199809082204.SAA11271@greynet.net>
How long is "as long as possible"? I am a first time grower growing Big
Max pumpkins and smaller varieties for the kids for halloween. The
pumpkins have turned deep orange and the patch is thinning as the leaves
are dying out. The pumpkins have stopped growing and the skin has
hardened. My goal is to keep the pumpkins on the vine until closer to
halloween. Will they rot on the vine? Is it better to cultivate and
store them until halloween?
thanks for your help,
Matt
Mission Viejo, CA
On Tue, 8 Sep 1998 18:07:30 -0400 "troy" <troy@greynet.net> writes:
>Rocky;
>
>Your pumpkin will stop growing in circ but it will grow thicker and
>the
>seeds will mature so it is a good idea to leave the pumpkin on the
>vine as
>long as possibe. You should treat the whole pumpkin and stem with a
>fungicide. Also check the stem where it attaches to the vine and see
>if it
>has torn off. This usually happens around 100" in circ.
>
>Troy
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