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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 23, 2012 14:35:48 GMT -5
A cross between red warty and Cinderella? Are you going to call it the Ugly Stepsister?
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Post by coffeebreak on May 24, 2012 10:14:22 GMT -5
A cross between red warty and Cinderella? Are you going to call it the Ugly Stepsister? You know I don't known this Morning I had 1 Red warty male flower Open and 1 Female Sugar pie flower open so I made that cross. Charles |
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Post by garrett on May 24, 2012 14:03:40 GMT -5
rock and roll.
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Post by txdirtdog on May 24, 2012 17:00:25 GMT -5
A cross between red warty and Cinderella? Are you going to call it the Ugly Stepsister? You know I don't known this Morning I had 1 Red warty male flower Open and 1 Female Sugar pie flower open so I made that cross. Charles Ya know, that description just sounds soooo wrong. Lol. Good luck with the cross Charles. |
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Post by coffeebreak on May 25, 2012 10:30:13 GMT -5
Made the Cinderella and the red warty cross today I had 3 Cinderella male flower that were open
And 1 red warty female flower that was open so I took all 3 Cinderella male flowers and I Hand pollinated The Female red warty flower
Charles
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Post by coffeebreak on May 26, 2012 9:59:57 GMT -5
Ok I have a Pumpkin Question this Morning I had 1 female big max flower and 3 big max male
Flower s so I hand pollinated the female flower I have never try to grow a big max type pumpkin
before so If I want to see how big it will get do I only leave 1 pumpkin on the vine or can I
let more grow also thank you
Charles
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 26, 2012 12:02:58 GMT -5
Best bet is to leave one fruit per vine. Also, what are you feeding the plant and how often? Watering must be done regularly as well. Big pumpkins need big water.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on May 26, 2012 13:03:43 GMT -5
Got to really keep it supplied with compost also.
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Post by garrett on May 27, 2012 9:18:57 GMT -5
and baccy spray.smiles
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Post by garrett on May 27, 2012 9:20:00 GMT -5
charles i might want to trade you for somma dem wild crosses next fall.smiles
that red warty redneckella sounds interesting.......
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Post by garrett on May 27, 2012 9:30:46 GMT -5
last years mystery punkins long gone.but the volunteers is making punkins now.lol
fighting it out with my maters and trying to grow onto the porch.
new crop of whatzizzits doing well so far.
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Post by coffeebreak on May 27, 2012 11:54:34 GMT -5
charles i might want to trade you for somma dem wild crosses next fall.smiles that red warty redneckella sounds interesting....... I'll will have no problem with that Red. right now I will have the New England sugar pie cross with the Red warty the Cinderella cross with the Red warty a Big Max type called Blue moon cross with the Red warty thing and I will have Pure Cinderella. Sugar pie, The Red warty and the blue moon big max Pumpkin Charles |
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Post by garrett on May 28, 2012 11:53:51 GMT -5
breed on youse punkin growers.smiles
some interesting crosses to be sure.smiles
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jun 2, 2012 9:32:00 GMT -5
Well this morning Dad said to ripup the Brazilian Mejada cuz it is running everywhere and only has one squish on. He's kinda impatient. Mystery moschata has one on the size of a football. Tahitian Melon squash are still the allstars. Thai Golden Round melons are loading up, many the size of large cantalopes and blooms everywhere. Royal Golden watermelons are less productive but there are at least 4 on. Muncher cucumbers are doing well. Picked a gallon of blueberries allready.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 2, 2012 15:41:17 GMT -5
charles i might want to trade you for somma dem wild crosses next fall.smiles that red warty redneckella sounds interesting....... I'll will have no problem with that Red. right now I will have the New England sugar pie cross with the Red warty the Cinderella cross with the Red warty a Big Max type called Blue moon cross with the Red warty thing and I will have Pure Cinderella. Sugar pie, The Red warty and the blue moon big max Pumpkin Charles Charles, you might think that's a problem, but my guess is, Reddie will Love that ;D  |
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Post by coffeebreak on Jun 3, 2012 17:09:19 GMT -5
Pumpkins update the Cinderella, the red warty, the sugar pie the blue moon are all blowing up like a Balloon I lost one of my Crosses the blue moon X red warty to pill bugs the cross Between Cinderella and the red warty is looking like a balloon she getting big I will have a lot of Seeds in her I have 1 unknown pumpkin growing I got the seeds from my Dad before he Die this is one of my Sugar pie pumpkins  unknown pumpkin that came from Dad  Charles |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 3, 2012 17:31:16 GMT -5
Looking Great. Thanks for sharing the pics.
Sorry to hear you're having losses from pill bugs too. I started more plants this morning. And I did the pill bug/snail/slug/earwig Stomp. We've had rain on and off since Thursday now. It's making everything green and it's also bringing all the little slimy predators to the surface. I go out and move containers on the sidewalk by the garden and dance around. I'll have punkins yet!
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Post by garrett on Jun 3, 2012 18:31:22 GMT -5
get er done youse guys and gals.smiles
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Post by coffeebreak on Jun 5, 2012 18:52:29 GMT -5
This is a Red warty Female X with a Cinderella male she is getting Big  Saw this Pest in the Garden now I known what happen to one of my Crosses it got it Maybe not the Pill bugs after all.  Charles |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 5, 2012 19:31:35 GMT -5
Charles, I had the worst time in 2010 with squirrels stealing small pumpkins. They figured since they were the size of an acorn or a walnut that's what they must be. So they would pick them and then bury them!
That year, I only got one pumpkin for me. It was the size of a walnut, and it was ripe. It was an Amish Pie and I cured it and kept it in my front porch for a year. When I opened it up, it had one seed, but alas, that one seed wasn't fertile. The squirrels joke was on me, lol
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Post by LinFL on Jun 6, 2012 11:04:57 GMT -5
Blasted tree rats! DH saw an actual rat in our yard and we were talking about setting out traps. He mentioned that we might catch squirrels by mistake. I told him that was a good thing!
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jun 6, 2012 13:12:22 GMT -5
squirrel=tree rat, squirrel=a rat with a good PR agent.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 6, 2012 16:02:21 GMT -5
Good Answer!
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Post by garrett on Jun 7, 2012 16:08:20 GMT -5
volunteer is winding up.
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Post by coffeebreak on Jun 9, 2012 14:20:47 GMT -5
Don't know if this is a sign that we are going to have a every Bad winter this year or not but my pumpkins are now turning Orange . that had never happen before not in June Charles  |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 9, 2012 18:09:19 GMT -5
Charles, when do they normally ripen in your area?
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Post by coffeebreak on Jun 9, 2012 18:59:39 GMT -5
For me Normally between August and September.
Charles
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 9, 2012 20:28:55 GMT -5
So not much different that me up here in the great white north, interesting.
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Post by directsunlight on Jun 10, 2012 0:38:37 GMT -5
Trying to decide between butternut and musquee de provence this fall. They're both good, but don't have much time to take care of the plants. Our youngest son's up to 23 pounds though, a good pumpkin weight.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jun 10, 2012 1:10:26 GMT -5
Planting now for this fall? Musquee's date to maturity is 120 days and butternut's is only about 90. I guess the difference would matter if you are in north Texas.
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