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Farmerville, Louisiana

do i need to cover the entire plant or just the pumpkin

5/26/2007 5:38:32 PM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

Just the fruit, the plant needs the sunlight.

5/26/2007 11:11:50 PM

Farmerville, Louisiana

thanks and check out my pumpkin pictures in my diary

5/27/2007 10:52:21 AM

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

if you are getting wilting and that is why you are wanting to shade then you would do as much of the plant as possible, if you are just protecting the pumpkin then just do that

5/29/2007 11:08:34 PM

southwest MO

On hot summer days here I have lost many vine tips (including the main) prematurly to the stinging sun. I'm useing 30% cloth on the entire plant to see if this helps.
You already have pumpkins set and are probablly pruning some vines anyway, so you may not have alot of tender growth. Lots of different ways of doing things. I would for certian shade the pumpkin, but dont bake it inside a real tight structure.

5/30/2007 11:19:50 AM