I'm de-lumping as fast as I can... But for each lump I break up, ten more show up! Biggest lump these days is 'Mother's problems' and boy howdy, I need a bigger hoe!

It May have grown Alfonzo a prize winnerBut in todays world, the milk-fed pumpkin, is at BEST, a novelty. Current world's record, 1385 pounds.

That would be ALMANZO. And what can a person do with a thirteen hundred pound pumpkin anyway?
On another novelty note: I just got a few seeds of a tiny pumpkin, no name for it yet, just the hybridizer's number. It apparently can be cooked in the microwave, hollowed out, but whole. It is too bad it is too late to get them going this year. The seed came from Thompson and Morgan. Anybody run into this variety before?

Sorry about the wrong name there Dude, Well with a thirteen hundred pound pumpkin, you would be stuck with lotsa pumpkin pie, BUT, With the Worlds record you could buy a new car with the prize money!

I got the 'Little House' series of books for a 40th birthday present, so I read them then. I loved every one of them, and have always meant to go pick up the rest of the books mentioned inside the covers. The biograpohy sounds very interesting too. Thanks for the tip.

I was also impressed with the sausage hanging in the attic and the 'sugar off' they did every spring. Very cool. I spent my weekend making fruit syrups, so I guess we can all learn from them. I may have to use the milk fed technique this year on one of my vines too! The problem is they are planted a few miles from home, so it's harder to check on them. Is that a daily task loam?

BG ;\

Just get a bigger feed container, perhaps a gallon milk jug or large covered pail. The hotter it is, the faster the vine draws up the liquid.

Thanks, I'll try that. Maybe I can partially bury the gallon container and also cover it with a small vented tarp like contraption. We'll have to see what I come up with. I'll take pictures too and see what we get! Now I'm getting excited!

BG

> I first got interested in this idea ... I have no idea what a milk-fed watermelon would
> do!

Funny, but I've been trying to research this very topic today. Here's one anecdotal story about what milk-fed watermelons do: http://www.soulfulliving.com/ken_warzybok.htm

Think I'll stick with just watering them for now! ;-)

That was a good story, swilton. I enjoyed it.
Milk fed pumpkins tend to get thick in the walls, too, and the flesh is paler, and they have a milder flavour. I don't think I would do the feed jar on pumpkins I intended for pies.

The thicker walls sound like they'd make fabulous jack-o-lanterns though. I have to get over to the pumpkin patch and check on them. Soon!