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Leamington, Ont.

I just read that parts of southern Nova Scotia are flooding and with lots more rain in the forcast.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20050527/ca_pr_on_na/wea_ns_rain_records

Just wondering if anyone here is being affected by this? (hopefully not!)

Savio

5/26/2005 9:52:30 PM

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Yeah, I was watching TV today and wondering the same thing. Both CBC and the weather channel had a lot of coverage.

I too hope everybody is OK.

5/26/2005 11:59:33 PM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

I seen the newscast last night and thought about our Eastern friends. Man, their getting hit bad. I hope there's not any growers in that region.

Phil

5/27/2005 6:39:00 AM

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

I wonder if we can get them to send us some rain!

5/27/2005 7:40:58 AM

Windsor, Nova Scotia Canada

Yes, it is pretty bad in the Bridgewater area. The township has declared a state of emergency and the Premier of the province is seeking Ottawa for financial aid. Many residents are being evacuated. The few growers like Ben Hebb, Mathew Corkum, and the Wentzell's live in the surrounding area. The rain was suppose to cease today but as of this time, it is raining again. Doesn't look like any pumpkins will be planted in N.S. for a while.

5/27/2005 9:26:38 AM

Barrington N.S. Canada

8 pm. and still raining in Port Saxon , NS . Not able to plant pumpkins yet,have had so much rain that the garden is flooded with 2 ft. of water. Tonight i put the peat pots inside another peat pot as the roots were growing out the bottoms,don"t know when i will get them in the ground.

5/27/2005 7:23:00 PM

Canada

Yup I was suppose to be heading down Monday May 30th for a week to visit my family, But its since been delayed cause of bad weather :-(

Dave

5/28/2005 9:59:32 PM

Paradise, Nova Scotia

I saw the sun today for the first time in 14 days, although very briefly.

Hey Lady Moe, are you a Dill?

5/29/2005 9:57:09 PM

Windsor, Nova Scotia Canada

Shhhh.....yes Will, don't tell anybody.

5/30/2005 7:56:24 AM

Paradise, Nova Scotia

Ok, I won't tell.

Have you seen any pumpkins planted down on College Rd?There must be good drainage up on that hill.

5/30/2005 9:43:24 PM

Windsor, Nova Scotia Canada

As of this first sunny day on the last day of May, there are no pumpkins planted outside on College Rd. So, are we 3-4 weeks behind schedule? Yes! Do you think we will have pumpkins for the weigh-off and regatta? Still hoping. Do you have lots of pumpkins on the go Will? I may need as many as you can find if there is to be a pumpkin regatta on Sunday, October 9th.

5/31/2005 12:54:28 PM

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Wouldn't have mattered if any were started in the last month or not, with the lack of sun my month old plants are still at 2 leaf stage. Might as well have waited and planted them last weekend, could have saved a lot of effort and a lot on the power bill.

5/31/2005 2:10:32 PM

Paradise, Nova Scotia

At the regatta, ol'Leo uses a small pumpkin anyway so there should be lots around like that...and then he stuffs it full of chickenwire and styrofoam. The Trailer Park Boys are going to give ol'Leo a run for his money this year... watch out for Freedom 37! We've got plans....

I'm also thinking that we should have a melon-ski competition...clean out two 50 lb watermelons, strap them to Bubbles' feet, and pull him across the lake with a speed boat. What do you think?

I'm not going to mention what the TPB's have in mind for the long gourds!

5/31/2005 10:28:53 PM

Windsor, Nova Scotia Canada

Ryan

I understand what you are saying and it is too bad you learned the hard expensive way about setting your plants out too early. But, living in N.S. and knowing we sometimes have the most unpredictable weather, everyone anticipates an early start. You know we need the longest possible growing season to produce a pumpkin weighing even close to 1,000lbs. Seeds also need that period of time to mature to be able to use for future year's planting. The other word going around this year is we are in for more hurricanes this fall. I saw a notice from Environment Canada and they are predicting 4-5 hurricanes this fall. So, late start...more hurricanes......I think you are right Will; watermelons and long gourds may be the choice pertaining to the regatta this year.

6/1/2005 8:43:37 AM

Halifax, Nova Scotia

The way Leo moves he could probably tow one of the melon skiers and still place top 3.

As for starting too early this year, at least my plants are still alive, they certainly had a jump in growth yesterday and I expect more of the same over the next few days. I'll chalk it up as a learning experience, and I'll pay much better attention to the weather forcast next year. As for those hurricanes, not alot I can do to prepare the pumpkin patch to survive anything like Juan, so I'll just hope the hurricanes stay off the coast this year.

6/1/2005 1:56:04 PM