Re: Sand, not styrofoam?
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Sand, not styrofoam?
- From: b*@pacific.pacific.net (brocfarm)
- Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 12:48:11 -0800
>About concave bottoms and what causes them and what to put under
>pumpkins:
>I know that "brock" (said in a deep tone, like the frogs in the famous
>beer commercial) puts a 1 in. x 1in. wire mesh under each chosen pumpkin
>and then spreads an inch or two of sand over the area that the fruit
>will hopefully cover.
>Sand is fairly slippery (how do you spell that?) and seems it would do
>the job as well as any manufactured medium.
>What about that, Mike? If you are out from under the pumpkin. Do you get
>concave bottom? On your pumpkins I mean.
>
>John
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I have only one hand now so my typing is real slow...............
I get concave bottoms and I think that it is because that part off the
pumpkin has to grow an go somewhere....like a reverse curve.........all
this is speculation................sand is what i use but its more work
than styrofoam........ i use sand as it has always worked for me...and am
reluctant to change.......MB
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