count down

Hey gang.  I have 4 weeks until the weigh-off.  What should I be doing now?  
Cutting back secondaries, fertilizers, spray program?  


I pray that I am not jinxing myself, but I guess I should be thinking about 
moving the pumpkin.  It's taping at approx. 520 lbs. now and has been averaging 
10 lbs/day.  I hope I can keep that up for a couple more weeks, but the weather 
has been cooler.  I have a 5' x 5' lifting tarp rated for 500 - 800 lbs from a 
couple of years ago.  I plan on renting a pickup truck and the rest will most 
likely be manual labor.  I'll be sending out a plea for help closer to the 
weigh-off.  Given the shape of the pumpkin, I am not sure if the tarp will be 
big enough.  I do have a pallet and foam for the pallet already.  What else 
should I be planning or purchasing?  Ideally I would like some kind of forklift, 
but that is out of the question.

Debbie

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