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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Day 5: F: 2154 Sperry '23 x M: 2670 Thompson '24
This shows the plant and set-up from a wider angle. Under the chair with the white sheet is the pumpkin with the small desk fan and sonicator to discourage mice and chipmunks from the area. Then there are two layers of mill fabric, �" plywood followed by two more layers of mill fabric. The reason for the double layer times two is to help make early adjustments easier by one person. Ideally the pumpkin is place in the perfect position, but rarely does this perfect positioning hold as the pumpkin grows. So, these help the pumpkin move with the least amount of physical force possible.
What you will notice is a painted white piece of plywood behind the pumpkin set-up. This matches the plywood that is between the layers of mill fabric as the white paint helps reduce some of the moisture absorption. However, there is no mill fabric underneath or on top of this piece. The reason for this is to provide easy grower access with a reduce chance of slipping as two pieces of mill fabric can be very low friction.
The hope is the pumpkin will grow onto this section and if needed mill fabric can be easily added, but at this point, safer grower access is preferred.
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