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Oliphant Fce. PA.

I was just wondering who is having the same problem as me.I cant get anything to set and stay without aborting after they grow alittle the pumpkins abort,really getting worried now.

7/18/2005 4:58:34 PM

Montoursville, PA

Ditto! It's the heat, for the most part. Not sure I have one growing right yet either. Many difficulties right on your question throughout the area called the Northeast.

I've even tried the tricks with ice to no result yet. I may have one just one pumpkin growing now. Made it five or six days looking good.......maybe!!!

7/18/2005 5:02:47 PM

Montoursville, PA

Eight bags of ice and a bunch of ho-made to get one going maybe!

7/18/2005 5:04:05 PM

Indiana

I'm having Trouble getting some to set also ive lost the vine tips on 3 of 5 plants from the heat.

7/18/2005 5:11:23 PM

Western PA

Pollination is great so far but the heat has cost me about 7 secondary tips. They as well as the main are growing straight up and can not be tamed. Will keep in touch. Nez

7/18/2005 5:26:02 PM

North Smithfield, RI USA

Abort city here so far-- have 2 sucessful pollinations but they are growing slow. One had seeds in the flower, it was cut off yesterday !

7/18/2005 5:32:18 PM

Dillsburg, PA

Aborts like crazy in Md. Can't get one to take. They gow very slowly to about 15 inches and abort. Sucks!!!

7/18/2005 5:56:08 PM

Oliphant Fce. PA.

I know I thought i was going to have a good year but looks like I might not get one to set this year discusting with this heat, I had one big as a basketball and it went down.

7/18/2005 9:17:27 PM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

me three. only successful pollinations are ones that the bees got to. I've had 17 aborts. Ice doesn't seem to help.

7/18/2005 10:03:30 PM

North Jersey

I have lost 4 out of six plants to the heat and no pollinations yet.

7/18/2005 10:28:44 PM

Massillon, Ohio

i lost a 552 sherwood to aborting....after i cut off one that took....dang it

7/18/2005 11:04:17 PM

Saegertown Pa.

My early sets seem to have taken, the latter sets on the smaller plants seem to be giving me some proublums. I have three plants with nothing set on them like Christy I culled two earler sets that seemed to have taken, big mistake. on the bright side I started with 11 plants so I have 8 that seem to have taken.

7/19/2005 5:52:50 AM

No Place Special

Same problems here in Iowa and the forecast calss for 100* plus this week.

7/19/2005 11:07:49 AM