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Holloway

Bowdon, GA

I'm trying to decide if I should set fruit early and have a younger plant during the season, because it is hard to keep one healthy later in the season down here(heat+humidity) or should I wait until the plant is bigger to push it more? Just wondered what square footage you guys like to pass before setting fruit.

6/5/2011 10:42:37 PM

Bubba Presley

Muddy Waters

dont really know but i would think at least a 10x10 plant before I would, lets see what the X-spurts say!!

6/6/2011 6:48:40 AM

Ice Man

Garner, NC

Hey Jake, not the expert but here's what I found with my early plant this year. The first wave of females were not as nice as the later ones when the plant was larger. Maybe if you get a good female early go with it, cause you can cull it a grow a better one if its present later.

6/6/2011 8:44:28 AM

MSJanet

Sevierville,tn

I think I would set one.....still time to set another ifN it don't look up to par

6/6/2011 8:52:03 AM

Smoky Mtn Pumpkin (Team GWG)

sevierville, Tn

Set them all & take the best ! You never know when you won't get another chance with the heat were are having.

6/6/2011 2:47:21 PM

Moss Hill Melon Man

Trinity River Bottom

105 yesterday 103 today...

6/6/2011 3:38:19 PM

Holloway

Bowdon, GA

That sounds like a good plan with a good consensus. Ditto Kirk don't care what the Altanta news says. All three of my thermometers can't be wrong.

6/6/2011 9:48:58 PM

Moss Hill Melon Man

Trinity River Bottom

Finally cooling off they are only forecasting 98 for today...Same here Jake we cant get any rain . It just keeps going around us.

6/7/2011 8:51:44 AM

Minnesota Melon Man

Rochester, Minnesota

It's been 98 the last two days here in Minnesota. That's pretty high for us. I will take it, but that doesn't make it anymore uncomfortable.

6/7/2011 2:11:20 PM

Smoky Mtn Pumpkin (Team GWG)

sevierville, Tn

no rain here for 2 weeks now. we are low 90's so not too bad. Would like a nice slow rain if thats possible? Don't need no storms, had enough of those this spring.

6/7/2011 2:37:07 PM

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