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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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pumpkinJesus
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The bottom of New Jersey
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It is time to begin unveiling my secret organic weaponry for the 2009 season. I became convinced last season that fighting insects organically in the pumpkin patch was not only an uphill battle, but an extremely time consuming process. I began to think about floating row cover and the positives and negatives of keeping it over the plants for the entire season. I quickly came to the conclusion that there were way more positives, but of course there were some hurdles to overcome. One is keeping the row cover elevated high enough over the plants so that I can walk underneath it to perform pollination duties, weeding, fertilizing, etc. I developed an idea which you can see the beginnings of in this photo. I am sure there will be many more kinks to work out as I install it and as extreme weather conditions test the strength of it, but for now I am encouraged and excited for a potentially insect-free 2009. Stay tuned for more information!
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