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Saturday, January 13, 2018
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Little Ketchup
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Grittyville, WA
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Explaining the previous photo... A gap is created (a little carefully because they hay can scratch the pumpkin) for the pumpkin to hang down. The pumpkin can hang until it weighs about 15-25lbs then it should be supported so the vine does not kink or so it doesn't tear itself off the vine. The way this is set up even if I'm out of town for a week the pumpkin should come to rest on the four stacks horizontally positioned hay flakes below it at just the right size that requires support, even if I'm not there to fiddle with it...
Prior to touchdown I will probably throw some ceyenne pepper into the hay just to make mice think twice about moving in, but I don't think it will be an issue I didn't have bite marks until late in fall and that was voles not mice, but still it's something every grower needs to be cautious about. But the four hay pad stacks under the pumpkin are temporary, and will be pulled out one flake at a time from each corner under the pumpkin to lower it as needed, so they would be unwise to make this their home...
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