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San Jose

My pumpkin sits on 1/4 inch plywood and sand---my plywood and pumpkin are slightly leaning to one side---can the gravity
of the pumpkin slightly leaning cause it to mis-shape in that
direction. With some hard work I think I could get it to lie
flat. What do you think? Thanks!

7/31/2019 6:25:38 PM

Covington, WA

If it gets big enough, your pumpkins gravity will pull smaller pumpkins into orbit around it. When that happens you know you are a truly successful pumpkin grower. As far as the pumpkin growing on a surface that is not level, it is unlikely to effect the final shape of your fruit.

7/31/2019 8:15:02 PM

Morgantown, WV

Yes, I feel early shaping has a big effect on how gravity will eventually effect your pumpkin. There's a good bit of how I feel in my diary this year and from 2017 as well if you'd like to know more about how I go for better shape, but to put it as simply as I can, the lobes can be used to adjust your level point early on. Once a flat spot develops however, it becomes much more difficult to correct.

8/1/2019 7:58:15 AM

Colorado

Yep it will flow a little more on the down hill side if there is one

8/1/2019 6:24:01 PM

San Jose

Thanks guys---I went ahead and leveled it per your suggestion. Was fairly easy to do---just made some
extra large shims to go under my plywood on the sloping
side.

8/2/2019 6:39:03 PM