tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340924.post5525691542807260345..comments2023-10-25T05:33:36.380-07:00Comments on Seven Trees: Spring is springing!Seven Treeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18421748114729715708noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340924.post-35336200321201704052007-05-02T19:33:00.000-07:002007-05-02T19:33:00.000-07:00You may be onto something with the pumpzini--what ...You may be onto something with the pumpzini--what if you could get a pumpkin that 'puts out' the way a zucchini does? One plant and you could have your own pumpkin pyramid come Sowain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340924.post-7244261967271735342007-04-30T16:38:00.000-07:002007-04-30T16:38:00.000-07:00We can't wait until Stella has her baby, so we can...We can't wait until Stella has her baby, so we can get some of that calf action first hand...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340924.post-29369016930809207952007-04-30T06:52:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:52:00.000-07:00Hey! i'm jealous of all your green grass...so thic...Hey! i'm jealous of all your green grass...so thick....mmmmmm. I'm lucky to have grass at all...in new mexico it takes a lot of irrigation to keep grass growing...and ofcourse water is like gold. I'm lucky in that respect but still....<BR/>calves are so freakin' cute....i'm surrounded by cattle here and i just love how the little newbies run and jump...too cute.aaron ambrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027168007655481095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340924.post-61917113114116843242007-04-29T19:25:00.000-07:002007-04-29T19:25:00.000-07:00I think I prefer the term "pumpzini"...I think I prefer the term "pumpzini"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340924.post-32196924594452539252007-04-29T18:45:00.000-07:002007-04-29T18:45:00.000-07:00pumpkin x zuke = puke ?pumpkin x zuke = puke ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340924.post-21218421843866860812007-04-29T09:48:00.000-07:002007-04-29T09:48:00.000-07:00Um..as last year's garden experience with the pump...Um..as last year's garden experience with the pumpzinis taught us, the squashes do cross right as they grow. We used seed from a variety of reputable sources (places that do extensive field trials and produce seed in screened areas, miles from similar species) so I doubt we bought funky seeds. Most of the pumpkins crossed with the zukes to form giant, pale yellow, round things with innards more like a zuke than a pumpkin.<BR/><BR/>Lesson learned. I won't risk wasting a whole growing season and a crop that we are counting on to feed us & the critters again. Prudence would dictate going with our own experience and playing it safe. And since I plan to save seeds from suitable varieties, I have to mind the unauthorized matings anyway ;- )<BR/><BR/>Stella will eat some of the brush, and a lot of it we want to keep as habitat and screening for the place. Some will be lost when we prep an area for our addition (someday).<BR/><BR/>And Newt...she's just seriously kooky!Seven Treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421748114729715708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21340924.post-81305451133866680132007-04-29T09:00:00.000-07:002007-04-29T09:00:00.000-07:00I'll miss Berry. :sigh:Bob was a cute little one!C...I'll miss Berry. :sigh:<BR/><BR/>Bob was a cute little one!<BR/><BR/>Cross-pollenization will not affect this year's fruit. The fruit is governed by the genes of the mother plant. The seed is the only place that the pollen genes go. So if you want to let the squashes and pumpkins grow for Stella to eat, I doubt they'll interfere with your other varieties. It only becomes an issue for seed-saving.<BR/><BR/>Are you sure you don't need goats for their browse-trimming utility? Will Stella be enough?<BR/><BR/>Newt is an excellent on-site supervisor, I see, but prefers the 'management by laying around' technique rather than the 'walk-around' type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com