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Tuesday, August 07, 2018
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SDBigMax
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San Diego, Ca.
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Good evening all. I just went back out to the patch and thought I would take a picture of our biggest pumpkin. It's about the size of a softball now and it seems to be growing slowly each day. I want it to grow faster, but my wife told me she read where other growers here in SoCal are battling the heat. Therefore, it could be slowing down their growth. Should I try and increase the amount of water they're getting? Perhaps add a third watering time in? Tell me your thoughts, because I really appreciate when you all e-mail helpful advice. BTW, thanks 'kingoffarmerz' for the bloom advice. I took action shortly after I read your e-mail.
Anyway, while we were out this evening my wife and I decided to remove the shading material. It occurred to me that maybe that is affecting the growth too since the pumpkins are relying on the big leaves of the vines to soak up energy? From now on we're just going to make sure our pumpkins that are set have shade. So, I'm moving the shade toward the front of the patch versus the back. This will also help us be able to get some better organization with our vines since we have so many, not to mention know where the bees are.
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