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Thursday, May 03, 2012
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Carolyn Phillips
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Nauvoo, Alabama
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Then we have the extra mutt atlantic giant pumpkin plant that is growing in a 50 gallon barrel cause It was an extra plant and I had no place to grow it and by growing it in the barrel, I could place it in a small 16x24 hoop greenhouse frame that can be covered with 30 percent shade cloth to prevent squash vine borers from doing their thing and it will help cool the plant during our extreme summer heat. Plan to place hay bales around the barrel to help prevent the soil from heating up. The soil is promix, a little peat, commercial composted manure, 5 gallons of rabbit manure and a shovel of chicken manure, lime, and bone meal. I realize that I won't get a world record and not even a giant, but it will be fun and relaxing. As they say, Psychiatrist agree that sitting in a pumpkin patch is excellent therapy for a troubled mind. And i didn't want to throw the plant away.
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