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milford, CT,

I was wondering if anyone has any advice what to do with the T-Tape emitters that run underneath where the pumpkin will grow. I was thinking of either pulling that length out and plugging the hole, or (I think this is the better method) snake it around the pumpkin and run it next to the nearest secondaries. My worry is that if I leave it under the pumpkin that the moisture with increase the chance of rotting out the bottom of the pumpkin. What do you guys think? Mark

7/11/2006 9:23:08 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Block that emitter if you can.

7/11/2006 10:31:27 PM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

I also am using T-Tape this year for the first time. I think if you let the pumpkin grow over the tape, the weight will cut off the flow to the plants further down the line. I think I will snake my tape around the pumpkin and block the emitters as Tremmor suggests close to pumpkin.

7/11/2006 10:43:41 PM

Long Island,New York

I usually put plywood under my pkn...over the T-tape.

7/12/2006 9:43:19 AM

Montoursville, PA

I space the T-Tape line to swerve around the base of the pumpkin from a header on one side of the patch. It will not flood any area due, to it's slow drop process. The flow does little more than ooze from T-Tape being used at under ten pounds of pressure. That assumes we tend, to the business, of knowing how much water is being turned loose.

7/12/2006 2:12:16 PM