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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pattie@juno.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 9:22 PM
Subject: Pumpkin strip.


> 
> 
> Well, Robbie the rototiller just woke up from his hibernation and is
> already
> hassling me to start doing something.  He says he wants to 
> till that 80ft strip along the property edge but doesn't want to do
> it alone.  Robbie is not much of a self-starter.  He can't seem to
> do a darned thing by himself.  He is always complaining, clean me,
> check my oil, gimme some gas, pull on this,etc.  Oh well, I guess he's
> worth it.  
>      Some of you may remember last year when we tilled this spot and
> put down the "twenty packages for a dollar"  flower seeds, and not
> a single seed sprouted.  (I still think Robbie was wrong about the money
> we used to buy the seeds with was "tainted" just because I "gathered"
> it from the mall pond)
>      Well, this year I am thinking of growing my "Duncan type" pumpkins
> in the strip and sending the runners off into the weeds.  The deer will
> eat the yellow flowers, but I since I will only keep only one or two
> fruits on
> each vine anyway, maybe this will work to my advantage.  When I see
> a flower start to form, I can put a wire cage over it so the deer won't
> be able to eat it, but any other flowers down the line will be eaten and
> therefore
> all the energy will be directed to the protected pumpkin.
>      There will be an 80ft soaker hose running down the center of the
> strip.
>      What do you think?  Any suggestions?  ( I mean suggestions about
> the pumpkin ideas, not personal suggestions).  
>      What other veggies could I grow in this strip that wouldn't
> interfere with 
> the pumpkins and not be eaten by the deer?  No root crops because
> this is not the nicest soil for root crops.
> 
> Thank you for your help.    
> Stan                   the cheap and lazy gardener
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