Re: protecting from rain

My 500 pounder in northwest Vermont isn't white,but cream-colored. Parent was a pistachio or mint ice cream color. Here's a link to get you started on protection. http://www.pumpkinnook.com/howto/protect.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <yorunk@comcast.net> 
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: 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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