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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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nitsirkr
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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Reasons for not trying to grow 4 Giant pumpkins in a patch that is only 12 feet by 38 feet.
1) Your vines are a complete mess a month into the season, but until then, you think things are under control, silly girl.
2) Unauthorized pollinations keep showing up everywhere. I can't see the pumpkins, but the bees sure know where they are.
3) There is no way to get to two of your pumpkins, and they are growing in horrible spots, and will most likely grow over their own mains. Never a good thing.
4) Your leaves are fighting for sunlight and are therefore climbing up and over the fence into your neighbors yard, and most of them are at least 3-4 feet high.
5) There are way too many bees in such a close proximity that you have already been stung twice. Dang bee's!
There are many more reasons, but on the plus side it is really easy to water and fertilize, and pruning the vines is pretty easy as well. :) Spent a few hours tonight rearranging mains, pruning riffraff, and spraying the fish/seaweed crud on the vines. I don't care what anyone says, that seaweed stuff reaks. It is great however for repelling neighborhood kids who all ran off after the stink started.
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