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Friday, July 01, 2016
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Ron W.
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Coventry RI USA
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Getting the pumpkins set for growth is always a 2 person job. Special thanks to Joe jutras who came over Tuesday to assist. I like to cut 2-3 tap roots before and after the pumpkin, we carefully lift the pumpkin and slide the plywood (point first) as far under the pumpkin as possible. Placing the plywood in a "diamond shape" keeps the stem end of the pumpkin always on the board and gives plenty of room for the growing pumpkin. Last year we noticed that all of our pumpkins had very concave bottoms. This year we placed sand between the plywood and mil fabric to help the pumpkin "slide" a bit easier across the fabric. We are also going to place a small amount of sand on the fabric as the pumpkin grows. If using mil fabric and sand be careful as I found out this am that the surface was slick enough for me to take a "tumble". We cover the pumpkins with white sheets, keeping the stem as the only exposed area.
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