Re: Carpet on the pallets.
Try using sand under the pumpkins it allows for better drainage, it can help
to make a smoother bottom and the sand is easy to clean off for weighing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Fisher" <daleefisher@starband.net>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 12:57 AM
Subject: RE: Carpet on the pallets.
> Matt,
>
> The carpet was for transportation purposes. Speaking from the
> standpoint of some who helped transfer pumpkins for weighing at Canby
> yesterday, carpet sucks! Very hard to slide a pumpkin onto or off of
> carpet. If something smooth such as an anchored tarp or other "slick"
> material is over it makes the job of those getting these things to the
> scale much easier!
>
> Good Job all!
>
> God Bless,
>
> Dale E Fisher
> daleefisher@starband.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of J. Matt Wickless
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 1:22 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Carpet on the pallets.
>
>
> I went to the weigh-off in Anamosa and noticed carpet on many of the
> pallets. I grew my pumpkins on pallets this year, and was wondering if
> people just use carpet on pallets for transportation, or if they grow
> pumpkins on carpet covered pallets. I would be concerned with mold on
> the carpet, but see the benefit to a smoother underbelly of the pumpkin.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt Wickless
> matt@wickless.com
>
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