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Ljubljana, Slovenia

I obviously don’t have much to do because virus terminated my season one month ago so the question is:
How many (if any) of you had in the second year of growing smaller pumpkin than in the rookie year?

Last year I had 230 lbs with no care at all and this year being absolute pumpkin freak finished at about 180 lbs.

The lesson is that pumpkins probably do not like overprotective growers

9/2/2003 7:57:48 AM

Nova Scotia

i agree that it's a fine balance between nurturing and trampling ones pumpkins. i think people who trample should grow more than one to divided up there over nurturing. and those who do not nurture enough they should reduce the number they grow.

9/2/2003 8:15:35 AM

Oz

MY PUMPKINS WERE BAD YESTERDAY,,,
I GAVE THEM A TIME OUT!
HEHE.
THEY GOT MAD AND THERE WAS A STAMPEDE!

ANGRY AGs AND HOWLING HOWDENS.......!!!

THE VIRUS COULD HAVE BEEN THERE ALL ALONG..
I WONDER IF YOU CAN GET VIRUS OUT OF THE SOIL?
HMMMMM....

9/2/2003 10:18:10 AM

Udine, Italy

You have an interesting theory Urban Jungle, probably pumpkins are like sons: too much love by protective parents is harmful, but on the other hand also little love is dangerous for children’s.

9/2/2003 2:40:03 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

First year 184lbs
Last year 94 or 96lbs
This year I may hit 100. I thought the 3rd time was a charm. lol
Wait till next year.

Tom

9/2/2003 9:01:15 PM

Whidbey Island

I have the "every other year theory". I seem to have a good year followed by a poor one, then the following it is better yet. Knock on wood, this year I may finish two good ones in a row, and according to predictions, I'll have a PB this week after having one last year as well. But I still fear the dreaded splits, rots and implodes before the weigh-off, which is still an agonizing 39 days away. We'll see.

9/2/2003 11:04:17 PM

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Northeastern US growers seemed to run into this categeory for the first few weeks of "Insect & Disease season" this year. I saw many emailed images of early season Sevin & Daconil damage that ocurred on foliage that was still too immature to handle high label rates. It wasn't the growers fault per say since they were following long established calender based guidelines. But it does speak to the fact that the calender is a fairly useless device in the garden. Accumulated "Growing Degree Day" data is more valuable & if properly tracked (& tied to a reliable database of phenological data), would have prevented a lot of that damage.

With all the talent & potenital input sources that tune into this website every day, one should think we could create & track just such a database right here....John & Ken?.....One of my supply partners has a similar item tied to their interactive wesite. Wanna see it?

Steve

9/3/2003 5:42:33 AM

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http://www.greencastonline.com/

This hasn't lived up to it's potential. But the concept is solid & the general idea should be eveident.

Steve

9/3/2003 5:57:05 AM