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Glenn Springs S.C.

I don't know how big they can get down here but if they are any more southern growers out there I would love to chat w/yall. I keep reading post about 20" of snow in the pumpkin patch,I haven't seen 20" of snow in my life.
Thanks
Jeff
Spartanburg S.C.

2/21/2001 6:15:49 PM

Roanoke Il

jeff The most important think living in a warm climate is keeping you plant cool maybe a misting system. If You are not worried a weighoff or halloween maybe if you start your at the being of march you may not have the heat toworry about.

2/21/2001 8:51:13 PM

Glenn Springs S.C.

Mark thanks for replying . I was going to try and at least enter a pumpkin in our county and state fair ,they areboth mid October. Isaw in a book the patch of Chris Andersen in California it looked to be in the shade, and that breaks all the rules I've read.

2/21/2001 9:56:30 PM

Goffstown,nh

jeff,If you havent ever seen 20" of snow you dont know about cabin fever, or ground hog day either I bet.Keep your plant well misted on those hot days and your pumpkin well shaded.(shade tent)you should be fine.. NH pmpkngrwr

2/24/2001 10:25:16 AM

McMinnville,OR, 97128

Jeff, w/ my experience of growing pumpkins I have learned that if you put to much water on the plant on a hot day where the sun shines directly over it it can be burnt and either cuase the plant to be seriously burnt or die. I even live in Oregon. But the main thing is that u a timing or something of shad.. like in the morning have no shad atop of the pumpkin and in the day, the hottest, put a tarp or cover that the sun can't really get onto the plant. Mist is a good idea, but remember, over due it and it can burn your leaves!

Grant

2/25/2001 12:17:30 AM

Connecticut, USA

I followed the instructions on the Misting article in the How-To section.

It was cheap and very functional! The folks at DripWorks didn't try to upsell me and provided good advice.

(I don't work for DripWorks)

John

2/25/2001 9:37:18 AM