RE: protecting from rain


You're on!  Send them this way!!  I'm about 20 miles southeast of Sacramento
California, in the small community of Wilton.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
yorunk@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:23 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: RE: protecting from rain

I've had about 5" of rain in the past week.  Where do you live?  I'll send
the next bought of showers.

Debbie
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Susan Maggy" <smaggy@frontiernet.net>
> Rain?  What's THAT????  Haven't seen any here since February!!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of
> Steve Minor
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 4:09 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Re: protecting from rain
> 
> http://www.mainepumpkins.com/howto5.html Second paragraph details how to 
> build a shelter.
> ----- 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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