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Rexburg, Idaho

Not in Idaho. Average low for the month of July 2005 is 44.3 (range 36-59 degrees)I think it was 44.7 last year so this year is "normal" for these parts. My question is, is it the tempurature of the pumpkin or the plant that makes the difference? I've tried covering the pumpkins with quilts but I have not been able to record a difference in growth. I noticed JD diary entry and he is heating an enclosure that is just around the pumpkin. This is much more practical then trying to heat the whole plant. Has anyone else tried this and if they have did they notice a difference? Any thoughts?

8/1/2005 12:55:35 AM

Key West, FL

I don't know, I noticed it in his diary. I wonder if it actually does anything?

8/1/2005 5:23:07 AM

Pocatello ([email protected])

That's my big question. I've done better than ever over the
last month, but we've also had an unusually warm July,
particularly at night. I'm worried what will happen when we
cool down in the latter half of August....

8/2/2005 11:59:24 AM

Pocatello ([email protected])

I would say, probably the fruit and the vine supplying the
fruit would need to stay warm, to keep that juice flowing.
That constant drip-drip-drip... has to keep dripping. How to
do this in a practical sense, I have no idea. For what it's
worth, I've noticed that most fruit growth happens at night.

8/2/2005 12:02:59 PM