Re: Scarry Stuff

GBPUMPKIN@aol.com wrote:
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>  I have the same problem here even though I'm in Massachusetts.  My micro
> climate is affected by my low elevation and I can have a killing frost by
> September 15 many years.  To combat this I try and set fruit 6/20 - 7/10 and
> go like hell to try and get as big as possible by 8/1.  After 8/15 the nights
> can get quite cool here, and I have had a touch of frost every month except
> July at least once in the last 25 years here.
> 
> George
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Most people have frost problems which is part of the challenge in
overcoming the odds in growing a big one. That is our greatest concern
here at the 48th parallel but on the other hand, we are blessed with not
having to use any fungicides or insecticides. I would rather have it
that way as it's easy to haul plastic and tarps over plants at the first
warning of frost. Whether we grow a pumpkin in Texas or Norhtern Canada
it takes the same length of time to produce a giant. It is up to us to
overcome the odds with special tricks like misting hundreds of gallons
of water a day to get rid of the heat such as Chris Andersen does, or
shovelling  5 feet of snow away in the spring to find the mounds, made
the fall before, and cover with plastic and heat.
	Ken Reinsborough...  711/1997
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