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Friday, June 09, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Yesterday was a cool and rainy day—I got soaked working outside for 2-3 hours. I finally lifted part of the greenhouse and erected a perimeter fence around my entire pumpkin patch. I have had raccoons, rabbits, and squirrels going through my yard for a long time, and this was a precautionary measure—don’t want them getting the taste for my pumpkin blooms. Also, there is a neighbor who consistently lets his dog out at night and he often journeys to my yard to defecate and tramp wherever he sees fit. Not taking any chances, I weighed down the fence on all sides and will weigh it down more to prevent problems with wildlife. Got my first male yesterday—cut him off and froze him just in case—a couple of my other males had blossoms that rotted off—hope this does not become a problem. Moved more dirt under the vines as you can see in the photo, and also around the mound where pumpkin roots were literally shooting out of the soil on one side. Tomorrow I dig a resting spot for growing the pumpkin (I am on a hill) and possibly remove more of my greenhouse. Some tendrils near the end of the main and secondaries are splitting wide open—happened after I gave the plant a 30min water after a hot day—not sure why, but it seems every so often when I water the plant I get tremendous growth, or something blows or splits the next day???
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