Re: shading the fruit
Marc, thinking about this scientifically you can come to a few
conclusions.
1) shading will cause the pumpkin to be cooler, less water will
evaporate from it
2) Heat causes pumpkins to mature faster
3) UV light is damaging to any cells
--- "Nguyen, Marc" <marc.nguyen@greenheck.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> How important is it to shade the fruit? I know that shading will help the
> fruit reach it's potential, but how much will it actually inhibit the fruit
> by not shading it? It's probably not easy to judge/speculate, but how about
> an educated guess? Did anyone ever not shade and what were the results?
>
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