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Friday, July 05, 2013 LuckLuck Westerville, Ohio

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What a nice surprise to come home this morning after work and see that Farmer Steve had been out working hard burring vines and making new white covers for the babies.

The white covers are what Cecil and Teresa Weston(giant pumpkin experts in Circileville, Ohio) recommend to shade the pumpkins from the hot sun. As the pumpkins grow larger they need to be protected from the sun so that the outter shell won't become hard and firm. If this happens they can split open because of their rapid growth rate.
 



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