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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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GR8 PMKN
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Salem, OR
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Watering every day now that it is hot. Hopefully will get under the canopy watering system set up in a day or two and will alternate every day (sorry if I've already said that two or three times. Just reminding myself).
I liked Cliff Warren's question about what we're all planning on doing to anticipate disaster before it strikes. Here's a copy of my posting to the message board with one addition--the growing season's that ended in disaster because I did not follow my own advice!
Great post, Cliff. I've been trying to address this a bit in my diary. Here's my short list:
1. (2006) Milk and or baking soda every three weeks starting now to prevent powdery mildew.
2. Merit or other bug zapper.
3. (1999)Sand or mill fabric under all competition fruit (these are pretty obvious--sorry)
4. (2007) Prop up vine so there is no stem stress. This might have caused my 1020 EST off the 998.6 to go down last year.
5. (2005)Perfectly balance tall fruit early on so it grows upright.
6. (1999)Water heavily every other day to prevent disease (I have to admit that I'm watering every day right now, though)
7. Cover fruit with white sheet only for duration of season. Cover small fruit, too
8. (1999)Move vine instead of pumpkin when positioning
9. (every year)Consider pollinating farther out on the main vine before July 12 to see if that fruit grows faster.
10. (every year) Calendar in, in advance, all plans for fertilizing, watering, bug and fungus control (if you're spacey like I am)
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