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Oswego, New York

What is a slave patch and what is a dill ring? Thanks Bonnie

3/26/2007 8:02:53 PM

Utah, [email protected]

A dill Ring or a Sag ring is when there is an eternal crack in the pumpkin causing it to form differently
here is a picture of a dill ring
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/DisplayPhoto.asp?pid=4715

And I am not sure what a slave patch is.

Thanks

Bryson Ensign

3/26/2007 9:59:11 PM

Utah, [email protected]

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=4717&gid=1
this is another small Dill Ring.

3/26/2007 10:00:40 PM

Oswego, New York

Wow thanks for the info.

3/26/2007 10:06:45 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

A slave patch...that is a patch that makes you work all season and gives you nothing back...lol..thats not correct but it sounds good.

3/27/2007 7:47:12 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

OK now I have studied long and yard, entered slave into the search feature. The Slave Patch you refer to comes from The Wiz.(he is part of the problem the other half of the time G is not) His slave patch refers to a smaller than usual patch off in the corner of the yard. Where he gets this term from I believe is. Back in the day, when people were forced to do labor on a farm or plantation. They were often given a smaller, lower quality plot of land to grow food on.

3/27/2007 9:02:43 AM

Oswego, New York

Shannon you are too funny.

3/27/2007 4:23:44 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Slave patch! So that's what's in my backyard...My patches are certainly slave patches alright.

3/27/2007 6:20:32 PM

Louth , Ireland

slavery 200 years on !

3/28/2007 12:00:41 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

I have named my patches, the prime patch is my best patch that I have worked for years.....my slave patch is the new patch that I am now slaving in to catch up with my prime patch......at least that is how I have been looking at it......so my prime patch gets my best seed, the slave patch is second......

3/28/2007 12:21:14 PM

Oswego, New York

Ok I get it:> I didn't realize big pumpkin people have such a good sense of humor. Very cool. Bon

3/28/2007 1:27:45 PM