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Joliet, IL

I have talked with at least 2 friends today that took 60 to 70 mph winds. One of those guys also had a prime female munched on by a mouse, vole, or mole....same as one of my future prime females this week. Add the 100 degree temps and crazy heat now combined with moisture equals rot city. The fungus is ready to get to all those wounds the wind created.

All this being said.........bring it on! Keep fighting the good fight. We have all done too much to this stage of the game to lay down. Maybe we will not get a new pb this year....maybe so if luck changes and hard work. I just want to say that if you are giving it all you got....that is all you can do. Take each punch on the chin and come back fightening. Best of luck and hoping to boost some morale. Do your best.

7/1/2012 5:03:48 PM

Omaha, Ne.

never surrender!!!!!!!

7/1/2012 5:22:08 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

shoot(spray) first...ask questions later

7/1/2012 5:46:49 PM

Waterville, Ohio

This post gave me a little optimism, I just watched my snow fence get shred like paper. Pumpkin plants are trashed.

7/1/2012 6:07:34 PM

Joliet, IL

Every leaf on every plant was sideways after the straight line winds Friday nite. Most popped up and look today like nothing happened. Surrounding leaves have already positioned themselves to the fill the gaps of those snapped and removed.....these plants are remarkable recoverers....never give up.

7/1/2012 6:15:12 PM

Frankfort Ohio

second storm with 70 plus winds dont know if they can recover 2 times in the same weekend my 685 plant has been flat on the ground twice now got to love mother nature

7/1/2012 7:05:22 PM

Joliet, IL

I got hit 4 times hard the year I grew the
1493....never give up Jed...do your best.

7/1/2012 7:31:50 PM

Frankfort Ohio

to much work to quit now the 1303 and 275 look ok not much damage my 685 lost about 1/2 the leaves but plant is young and will catch back up its always one thing or another any one who grows ags knows getting one to the scales is a task

7/1/2012 7:52:51 PM

Sparta, NC

Dont give up dont ever give up

7/1/2012 8:15:20 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Yep. Second storm in three days packing high winds. Immediately after Friday's storm, I righted all the leaves and this morning you'd never know there was a storm. Ain't been out to survey tonight's damage yet. This beer is really going down well.

7/1/2012 9:01:06 PM

Ohio

Just got hit with a big wind and rain storm after almost no rain for weeks. Had leaves and vines rotated flat on the ground. Just got back in from being in the mud and rain for the last 2 hours propping up vines and leafs with bamboo sticks.................Yes, we are all alittle off in the head, lol.

Keep the faith, have a good one all.

7/1/2012 10:05:07 PM

Nottingham, UK

Been windy here too and lots of my leaves have been bent, creased and torn and resemble those of an end of season plant. Had one vine flipped and it took me ages to work out which way to rotate it back.

With so much effort going into growing them and with the constant measuring etc its so easy to be dissapointed with the knocks our plants take. All part of the journey/story.

7/2/2012 6:28:41 AM

Alberta

Welcome to club Ray...drinks are optoinal!

7/2/2012 6:30:46 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Agree ShaZZmaZster..ItZ definetly been a trying year. TipZ burning, itZ been a none stop dump water on them. Wind has rolled over some vineZ to break the rootZ off...
But we'll keep trying....covering...and see what we can get...There iZ no stop.....there iZ always ...cover cropZ...

7/2/2012 10:53:26 AM

Rhode Island

anyone that grows a big pumpkin this year really earned it. weather has been up and down everywhere.
we have already had two gigantic thunder and hail storms here in rhody.first one even had me scared and i dont scare easy.
freaky weather all over the states.just hope for the best.
pap

7/3/2012 8:26:09 AM