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All the information I keep reading on "starting" seeds
ext they always claim as soon as the plant sprouts get it out into the garden ASAP like within days as everyone knows the root systems on these plants grow fast and before too long the plant will become rootbound which stresses the plant. correct.

Ok so got thinking. Whats the difference if "say" you started your seeds Now in a large enough pot and grow them under grow lights for a month before putting the plants outdoors, The root system would be good and the plant would be about starting to vine. yes the plant is rootbound and its stressed but once transplanted outdoors
after a week or so wouldnt the plants roots just take off
and the plant would grow normally rest of season?

Now heres my question "whats the difference between what I just posted above compared to cloneing" ?

say you took a clone off your plant in summer of 04 and kept it alive over winter indoors and kept cloneing off that plant all winter then finally planting it backoutside in the spring of 05 that plant would have taken a load of stress would it not?

So really my question is eaither big ones can be re grown off clones correct? which yes are already vineing and flowering when planted outside in the spring after being stressed all winter? whats the difference if you start your plants indoors at an early stage so the plant itself is larger this means you can wait till later in May to put the plant outside ( after last frost) which around here is normally May 24 weekend.

This all got me thinking after i started a plant indoors in Dec in a small pot its currently got an 2.5-3 ft main vine and is really really healthy and is pumping out female buds. now couldnt this plant be put in the patch in later may and still have a chance on growing a big pumpkin?

just curious thats all..

Dave

4/24/2005 5:36:26 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I guess if you had a pot about half the size of an olympic swimming pool you'd be good to go.

On a serious note, I can't see much benefit to setting a fruit on July 1st on a plant that is much bigger (and older) than those we normally see with a May 1st start.

According to AGGC there are no "super fruit" ever produced on a set prior to June 25th or so. Mike doesn't report on the germination date. This could be because so few have tried very early starts. But realistically, our passion can only stand just so many days on the vine.

4/24/2005 8:32:49 PM

Montoursville, PA

Anyone is free to monkey around with any theory they choose. The averages known, by growers, on this site or closely associated with members, of this site, are very clearly stated, by Treamor, per above post.

I have a publication I share called Sequence of Events dated, for Northeast growers. If interested E me. Wherever you are you would need to adjust the start date. All else would come in the proper sequence tuned up to your location.

4/25/2005 10:02:16 AM

Knopp, Germany

even a blind monkey finds a banana now and then

4/25/2005 12:15:54 PM

Puyallup, WA

I've measured the roots on a four week old plant. They are about six feet acrossed!

4/25/2005 1:38:16 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Ok...looks to me like you seem to think that a Clone has produced a world record...No expert here but I don't believe that to be true...the real question is has a clone ever grown over a thousand pounder? I think that in the absents of a full Stump the pumpkins are smaller although many a large pumpkin has been grown from an established vine after the stump was lost. I go with Owen on this one!
and by the way Owen tell those O's to get some pitching and your gonna have to win a hundred games to come in second in the East...LOL

4/25/2005 7:23:29 PM

Knopp, Germany

LOL Chuck, but right now all we need is 13 to hold a 2 game lead of the Blowsox!

4/26/2005 1:02:00 AM