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Hamilton Nj

hey everyone got another question my first pumpkin is 6 days old and growing good so far !!!!! should i be shading it with a sheet or something or do i let the sun hit it?? its pretty hot today and i cover it up at night so the varments dont get it !!!!!! its now 8 inches long and 15 inches around , polinated my 2nd. one at 12 foot this morning gonna choose between the two!!!!!!!!! and hope for the best pizza

7/7/2009 1:45:38 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

yes

7/7/2009 2:07:22 PM

Rudolph

absolutely, just put a white sheet over it,

7/7/2009 3:26:08 PM

Rhode Island

pepperoni pete

we use some old plastic lawn chairs for the first week or so, be sure if you do this to anchor the chair to the ground. ( in case of wind storm) this method helps the young fruit breath better and is a good cover in case of hail early on

pap

7/7/2009 7:43:33 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Cheap white resin lawn chairs are your bestest friend. Use it to shade the intended female 3 days before you pollenate up to about 10 days after or as long as the fruit fits comfortably. At 10 I usually decide keeper or not and build a regular shelter and install the mill fabric after that. You can put a concrete block on the seat, and it will hold in 80mph winds!

7/7/2009 9:26:24 PM

Hamilton Nj

ok cool got chair out back that will be perfect!!!!!! hey pap i managed to get all the side vines untangled and headed in right direction!!!! should help with size plant looks a little bigger!lol thaks everyone pizza just had peporoni sausage and onion for din din! oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/7/2009 11:47:17 PM