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prairie du sac wi

I was wondering how all of your plants are doing as of now.
2 of my main plants(815holland-1007brown)seem a little behind,thier only at about 3 feet but growing fast now.do you think they'll be ready by fruit set time?I also have a 700+ squash plant that I started way early(april 2)that is 13 foot long now and has 6 foot side runners(vary agressive)I'm gona pollinate this plant in about a week.are you guys going to pollinate some time in the first week of july?????

6/12/2002 12:59:53 PM

Choctaw, OK

most of my plants are around 3-4 feet in vine length right now. You should be fine. MOst growers in WI got a late start. My plants should be ready to set fruit from july 5th to july 13th or so. Depends how early or late the plants will throw females.

where is your 700+ squash plant from?? And are the females green? sounds like a good plant.

Case

6/12/2002 1:26:13 PM

Webster, NY

I seem to be right there with you. My best plant is about 3 feet in length. I blame the slower start on the cold weather we had earlier. But lately they have all been starting to take off. Good luck...

6/12/2002 9:34:36 PM

Morris, Connecticut

My plants are doing pretty good right now. My two largest plants are the 868 Nesbitt and the 547 Armstong. The main vines on these plants are around 8 feet. Secondaries are close to 4 feet long. The 868 actually threw its first male flower today.

My smallest plants are the 1262 Emmons and 960 Rose. The 1262 has a main vine about 6 feet long. It looks great and has HUGE leaves. The 960 Rose is also a little behind with a main vine measuring about 6'6".

6/12/2002 11:11:08 PM

Indiana

I got ya all beat...... my plants are in the 5-6 leaf stage. If I am lucky the vines average 6 inches.
Tom Beachy
Trying to catch up in still wet even thought it hasnt really rained in 2 weeks Indiana

6/12/2002 11:52:10 PM

Lake Stevens, WA, USA

Tom, Don't go hogging all the credit...........I'm right there sided by side with what you posted. I may have a 9 inch vine at best right now.

David

6/13/2002 2:06:26 AM

prairie du sac wi

case
my 700+ squash plant is from P&P seeds I started it early
to test one of my coldframes.(good thing I didnt cull it like I was going to)The females are all green...

6/13/2002 2:46:21 AM

Deer Park, WI

I am going to trump all of you and let you know that 7 of the 8 plants in my patch arent even close to vining yet. 4-5 leaf stage. Plants were set out around May 10.

6/13/2002 8:26:30 AM

No Place Special

My 945 VanIderstine is at about 8' vine and my 922.5 Emmons is at about 3' vine.

6/13/2002 10:00:28 PM

Amherst, WI

Three of my best plants are about 6 to 7 feet long. Last Sat, Sun, and Monday when it was nice and warm, they grew about 20 inches in three days. The 540 Beachy has some big leaves, one is 23 inches across.

6/13/2002 11:14:09 PM