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Ankeny, Iowa

Instead of building a shade structure couldn't I just put a tarp over the pumpkin and weight it down so it will not blow away. I am also thinking about polinating my pumpkins with muliple males from the same plant that it is growing on. Will this produce larger fruit or more seeds?

4/2/2002 5:14:53 PM

Indiana

the shade structure is much easier. Plus you dont want to suffocate the fruit. Your pumpkin will only have a certain amount of seeds, 2 males is usually good enough to pollinate almost all of them.
Tom Beachy

4/2/2002 5:51:43 PM

Utah

I know heavy hitters that put blankets on their
fruit- and they have a shade structure too- to keep
the blanket dry.
Shade structures are easy to build... make a mini
hoop house.
covering your fruit with a blanket or shade structure
can affect it color ! right scott ?! :)

4/2/2002 6:05:24 PM