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Beaver Pa

Assuming the plant is not killed by a frost / freeze. Is there a potential long term effect caused by the cool weather so many of us are having this spring?

5/16/2002 10:45:05 AM

Bemidji, MN

basically it slows down the growing process. Plants still grow but not at the rate that warm sunny weather brings. Steve

5/16/2002 12:35:39 PM

Western Pa.

Here's how it goes: Germinate seed, move outdoors, put in hoophouses, weather warms up, high winds come and destroy hoop houses, FROST arrives, plants get beat by wind and torn up,YOU LOSE YOUR HOE, plant still manages to survive, SVB's,cuke beetles, disease, deer, mice, groundhogs,fungus,arrive(along with a good hailstorm). Then high heat, drought, pack of dogs in patch,fill in some of your own here: ( ). Set a pumpkin, then rot, abortions, splits, stem stress and wife problems.Cool weather and frost returns. With a little prayer and a lot of luck you MAY actually end up with a big pumpkin in October!(Good luck!)

kilr

5/17/2002 10:03:29 AM

New Hampshire

You know I dont think Ive ever heard it explained so well! And yet we call this FUN!!lol

5/17/2002 10:11:32 AM

ipswich, ma usa

I think we need to describe our hobby as a sport. I can explain a sport this way. Any time you are trying to score (grow a huge pumpkin) and an opposing force impedes that progress towards scoring (weather, pests, family.....) and can influence the outcome (see above) it must be called a sport.........:)

5/17/2002 10:30:16 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

As usual Well put Kilr. I was just saying that to myself this morning...How do the farmers do this every season...Ours are for fun...There's is their Living!!!
Good Bless the farmers this year with a bunker Crop!!
Chuck

5/17/2002 10:33:31 AM

Western Pa.

oops! i forgot weeds!

5/17/2002 2:46:04 PM