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Monday, June 10, 2013
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tugz71
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Newfoundland,pa
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I HAVE SPOKEN MUCH TO NED OR ANDY(DYBERRY PATCH GUY)THIS SEASON, BUT I'M SURE THEIR PATCHES ARE DOING WELL. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE BEST OF WEATHER HERE IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS WHY I DID NOT GET MY PLANTS OUT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF MAY. WE HAD ALOT OF COLD NIGHTS AND WET WEATHER THE FIRST PART OF MAY,I HAD TO BURN THE WOOD STOVE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND- I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS OR DONE THIS AND I'M IN MY VERY EARLY FORTIES. I DID PLANT NED AND ANDY'S SEEDS THIS YEAR AND THEY ARE PROVING TO BE VERY AGGRESSIVE PANTS, AND I HAVE NOT HAD THEM IN THE GROUND VERY LONG. I AM A LITTLE BEHIND EVERYONE ELSE BY AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BUT I'M STILL PUSHING HARD FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY FOR POLLINATION. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY SIGNS OF CUCUMBER BEETLES OR SVB'S IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS YET, BUT IT'S EARLY IN THE SEASON. THE PLANTS HAVE BEEN PUT IN MY MAIN GARDEN THIS YEAR AND I KNOW THAT IF THEY DON'T GROW THIS YEAR THEY ARE NEVER GOING TO GROW. THIS PART OF THE GARDEN HAS GIVEN ME 75-80lb FIELD PUMPKINS, SO IT SHOULD PRODUCE A DECENT SIZED AG. IT HAS HAD PLENTY OF COMPOSTED MATERIAL ADDED OVER THE YEARS AND IT IS MAINLY TOP SOIL AND VERY LITTLE ROCK. THE SOIL HAS A NICE DARK BROWN COLOR TO IT AT ALL TIMES, AND GROWS EVERYTHING WELL. I GOT THE GARDEN IN ON THE 2nd THIS YEAR AND THE PLANTS HAVE TAKEN WELL AND HAVE ALMOST DOUBLED IN SIZE. THIS IS A GOOD SIGN THAT THE PUMPKINS SHOULD DO WELL HERE. I WILL POST PICS TOMORROW AS THE BATTERY IN THE CAMERA DIED AND NEEDS CHARGING. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THIS YEAR AND BEAT YOUR PB's.
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