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Mt. Holly, NJ, USA

I'm a beginner and for a number of reasons i didn't plant untill around June 1st. I have 2 growing -
I planted Connecticut Field - they are med. size and green . Will they ripen by Halloween ? And,
I have 3 kids, so on to the big issue -- I have several female flowers developing. Two will be ready
for fertilizing tomorrow AM. Am I wasting my time trying for a 3rd at this late date ? Is there a
chance that a pumpkin fertilized on 9/10 will ripen by Halloween ? Our weather here in South
Jersey has turned quite warm -- in the 80s this weekend. So, if I'm really lucky and we have a
nice Indian Summer -- is there any chance they'll ripen in 50 days ???

9/9/2000 6:57:42 PM

Enumclaw WA

Well I am a first year grower too, but on this web-site I read something earlier on that I thought was good advice for a first timer...and that is....just keep pollinating, you can always cull later.

9/10/2000 12:39:03 AM