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Woburn, Ma

It just seems to me that all I'm doing is watching my plants grow and waiting for the next stage. I'm imagining how they will look in July - Sept. It's as if I'm wishing the summer away and just waiting for how things will look at the end. I don't remember being that way the previous years....maybe I was....but I don't remember it that way. I love my pumpkins but I'm not sure I like these thoughts about rushing my summer.

6/14/2004 6:57:54 PM

Brillion Wisconsin

I would like to wish all the mosquito's away! I can't even walk into my backyard to check my plant without being attacked.

As to rushing the summer, just think of how long of wait it was all winter. The plants are really growing good this time of year, enjoy it!

I have to go now, back out into the patch to feed some mosquito's and bury a few more vines. Deano

6/14/2004 8:02:31 PM

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Try to think of it as planning for what you need the plants to be by the end of summer. Then use summer to work the plan. Wishing away the summer makes it sound as if you'll be doing nothing. But there is always something to do in the patch if we are to actually arrive at the desired fall destination.

6/14/2004 9:33:19 PM

In the shade - PDX, OR

Try to enjoy each day of growing - you never know when it will be your last.


Take it day by day but still have your desired end result in the back of your mind.


The growing season and Summer seems to pass very quickly compared to the long, cold dark days of winter.

6/15/2004 1:35:53 AM

Canada

Ive gotta agree with CEIS on this one!!

we just had 2 BAD storms pass by here in Ontario.. both days my patch was hit by HAIL with plants un covered,

monday mourning i woke to my 620 Boyton with Holes in the leaves and my 1178 wentzell laying flate on its face :-(

i had 2 hrs before work it was 29 Outside nice HOT and humid
and the 620 seemedd un harmed. the 1178 which i stood back up with stakes seemed wilted had to go to work for another 20 hr shift so couldnt do much.. then at 8 pm we got hit with another shitty storm.. Hail Hail and more Hail..

High winds and heavy hitting rain.. just got home from work and is now 4.20 am DONT even want to go out to the patch
or i'll never sleep tonight.. tomouro is another day
hopefully the plants were not Killed wont know till mourning

my season "MAY" be at a end not sure but i wont give up

take it day by day and enjoy it as much as you can

Dave

6/15/2004 4:30:58 AM

Canada

P.S ... Thats ment to be and 12 hr shift not a 20 hr shift
( some may take serious) HA HA even thought it DOES feel like 20 hr shifts.. Pulling Transmissions, diffs, axles
straightening frames on highway tractors its actually ONLY a 12 hr day 5 days a week but sometimes it feels like 20 hrs a day LOL

Dave

6/15/2004 4:34:04 AM

Kenyon, Mn.

10-4 on the skeeters Deano, Gives new meaning to my name!! :~)

6/15/2004 7:08:50 AM

Ontario, Canada.

Dave, It's still early June. You have plenty of time to recover from Mother Nature's fury. Lucky you didn't get the tornado's yesterday. 5" of rain fell in the Grand watershed area and flood warnings are posted of the weather channel this morning.
Last year after a poor start I didn't pollinate my first pumpkin until July 23rd. Barrie had the best kind of storms the past two days. Both times they had weekened to the point of a bit O'thunder and hard soaking rainfall. About 1-1/2" in the past two days. The Gods are pleased with the LanTerra pumpkin patches.

All is good...Good Luck and Good Growing.

Russ L.

6/15/2004 7:09:35 AM

My suggestion is to not spend as much aimless time with the plants, or set a designated time to spend in the patch each day. Then you'll get into a routine and look forward to it. If you all the daily patch work at once, you'll be sure to get everything done that you need to. You might get a mental list of what you need to do, then you'll feel better when you get it all done. OR leave the plants alone for a few days (i just tried this,...read the skeeter story below)....yes I know I'm going to get heck for saying this...lol...when you return to them, you'll be SO happy because the growth of vines and/or fruit will be a lot more noticeable.

Dean.... I third the skeeter motion. I was just in Idaho for 4 days, and they DIDN"T HAVE them. I stayed on the edge of a lake and would walk outside and get attacked by nothing. Now I'm back at home and the blood sucking demons are everywhere.

6/16/2004 1:20:25 AM