Re: Pumpkin shelters
- Subject: Re: Pumpkin shelters
- From: G*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:34:19 EDT
When I grew them I used shade cloth or transparent camo material held up
with stakes. If that broke loose it wasn't abrasive like tarps & did not scuff
the Pumpkin. Also the theory was they let some sunlight through which helps
prevent disease but shaded the Pumpkin from the extreme sunlight. Any night
that was going below 55 I would put blankets right in the pumpkin & remove
them the next morning.
George
George Brooks
32 Ward Street
N. Tewksbury, MA 01876 USA
978.851.4523
_www.greenholloworchard.com_ (http://www.greenholloworchard.com/)
In a message dated 8/4/2008 10:53:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dbhaskaran@aol.com writes:
Katie,
Some good questions...I know a lot of the big hitters have moved to the
"blankets".?? I'm not sure how well they do if you get real wet, versus the tarp
tents I do that keep the fruit pretty dry.? Also the MV must get under the
blanket and stay moist and might rot more versus air circulation on a tarp
tent.???I don't think a thick blanket will cook the pumpkin, but I do know if a
tarp breaks off and rests on the pumpkin it will.
I might try the blanket approach on a few pumpkins next year and see how
well it does over the tarp tents.
Note: my tarp tents consist of 11 posts and 6 tarps and can stand some
pretty good winds...but still have to be watched daily.
David Bhaskaran
Rochester, MN
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