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Friday, July 23, 2021
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mrs.pumpkinhead
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Alameda, CA
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She's big enough to bend the dinky trellis at 13 days after pollination, so I put in a makeshift support. The t-shirt sling was working, but it was only a matter of time before the whole thing would collapse. My husband was voicing way more concern than I was feeling! There are currently baby pumpkins "of significant stature" (in my newbie eyes) on six of my plants! It's so exciting! Unfortunately, only one is kind of near the ground. I may need to start dismantling the trellises. Older foliage is looking pretty crappy...largely due to my brilliant full-strength neem oil application. But the kiddie pools also don't offer much in the way of soil/nutrient storage or transmission. We shall see how far I can get with my hoopty set-up :) We've been having a rodent issue in our yard, but they've kept away from the pumpkins so far. They prefer the apple tree, eggplant blossoms, strawberries, new foliage on the lemon tree, and my flower garden. Traps have been set. No mercy.
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