protecting from rain

I was wondering what ya'll use to protect the pumpkins from rain and water.  I rigged up tarps over the cages this past week when we had 3+ inches of rain.  It was very time consuming to put up since I used bricks, bungee cords and stakes.  We might get some more rain tomorrow night and want to do something, but not as intricate.  It's a pain to take down and put the tarps back up.  I use sheets to shade during the day since the tarps don't breathe enough for me.  

For those in N Illinois, are you still using shades?

Also, anyone have white pumpkins?  Two of mine from the same seed stock are white.

Debbie

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