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Montgomery, Minnesota

Recently my patch has encountered some frost but unfortunatly I was away at college and could not cover them. I had my parents cover the pumpkins but they were also gone the day of the frost. So the leaves are pretty much toast. I have two 500 pounders growing and plan to bring them to a weigh off that is still a month away. Are there any suggestions on what to do besides keeping the fruit connected to the vine.

9/19/2007 3:31:19 PM

Minnesota

Just keep them on the vine and cover the fruit if it's getting cold again. My belief is that they will continue to grow as there is energy stored in the vines and at this stage the Leaves just make everything look pretty. I'm sure this is true as I lost all my leaves as well!!lol
What weighoff are you going to? Delano, Stillwater, South Dakota, Austin? Somewhere in Iowa, Wisconsin?

9/19/2007 3:46:15 PM

Montgomery, Minnesota

I was planning on going to the stillwater weighoff. i went to it last year and I am gonna bet that there will be some big pumpkins there this year. but do you know when the deleno weighoff is?

9/19/2007 4:58:58 PM

Buffalo, MN ([email protected])

The Delano weigh off is Sunday Oct 7 at Apple Jack Orchards (www.applejackorchards.com). We sure would like to see you and your pumpkin. A good chance to meet some of Minnesota excellent growers. Email me if you want further information. [email protected]

9/19/2007 9:40:54 PM

Minnesota

Close, convenient, easy loading and unloading.. Shouldn't be much competition this year with Doug,Bill, Linda and perhaps Dean C and Adam.. Wait.. That' puts me in 6th place already......Yummy caramel apples, (I'll sneak in a cooler) and lots of stuff for families to do...

9/20/2007 11:47:56 AM

Minnesota

I haven't been to Stillwater since they let me out. lol

9/20/2007 11:48:45 AM