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Sunday, May 23, 2010
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pumpkinJesus
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The bottom of New Jersey
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An overview of the patch and my first public photo of the hoop structure! It has withstood some wicked winds a few times already so I am feeling pretty confident that it will stand all season. I just hope the row covering doesn't rip or blow off but only time will tell. I plan on covering the house next weekend, and another one will be built to the right of this one to house my 992 Glasier (which I planted today) as well as a bunch of other pumpkins and squash. Again, the purpose of these structures is to exclude the deadly trio of insects: squash bugs, cucumber beetles and squash vine borers. None of these insects means no worrying about them, no spraying for them, and none of the diseases that they carry which have devastated my plants the last 2 years. I will have to hand pollinate everything growing under the structures, but that is my idea of a good time! This is the year I get at least one monster to a weigh-off, I just know it!
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