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Kutztown, PA

Yes, I've had a few but that's not the subject of this post:)

In the SNGPG News Letter, written in the article "Home Stretch Checklist", the protocol for the final weeks lists keeping a fan on the pumpkin from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. implying that a fan should not be kept on during the night. The only reason I can think of for that time range is that you'd most likely be blowing cool damp air on the pumpkin at night as opposed to warmer, possibly less humid air in the daytime. Am I right or are there other reasons??

9/8/2022 9:56:53 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

I am not sure what that letter implied, but your theory makes sense. But if you ever have stem rot or did a surgery to remove rot, you'll need the fan 24/7. My theory is I don't want condensation settling into the whole where the rot was.

9/9/2022 8:11:43 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

*hole*

9/9/2022 8:12:16 AM

Grittyville, WA

Interesting question. The motor of the fan would raise the air temp by a degree or so. A fan with a heater set to low would certainly dry things out but I'm not enough of a disease expert to know if warmth could be a bad thing. In terms of stopping disease, sometimes cold might be good.

9/10/2022 3:43:35 PM

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

I would think moving air is better than stagnant air no matter the temperature. Unless you're at the dewpoint, moving air is going to help keep things drier, and if you're at the dewpoint it really doesn't matter much one way or the other.

9/19/2022 5:25:14 PM