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Whats the weather like for you guys in europe at the moment ?
It`s been like summer over here in the UK this week. Temps in the 70`s
Reminds me of last year when we had a really good may and then it went to total sh*t.

Fingers crossed it wont happen again !!

Pete.

5/7/2008 12:10:58 PM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

we had early spring in Finland. 68-75 for almost two week and no its little colder. About 60´s and night temps 45. Hoping it warms by 20th when I am going to plant out.

One good thing about early heatwave, my 150 under hoop and going over 6 feet tomorrow or friday. I might be able to pollinate just after those Sweden greenhouse guys;)

Good luck to all fellow growers!

Miika

5/7/2008 1:51:07 PM

Netherlands

Two weeks of nice weather here...they say. Temps in the 70s and low 80s, dry.

5/7/2008 3:22:07 PM

South Finland

Yep, getting a bit colder now.. Hope to get mine to ground before end of next week;) Using the "big bucket-method" here too, lol.

5/8/2008 4:03:49 AM

Netherlands, Rotterdam

Still hot over here..
Have to give the boy's and the rest of the garden lots of water.

SC

5/11/2008 7:39:50 AM

Thuringia/Germany

With us in Germany is for one week of very nice weather.
Every day around the 25C °
Janni

5/11/2008 8:49:05 AM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

Well... it snowed twice today, not much but enaugh to get you think is it worth to grow pumpkins in Finland. Hell yes,maybe not wise but worth to try. And we will manage.
Went to work and took little peek at patch,WOW, finally it has been cultivated so plants go there early next week. Let the fun begin:)

Good luck to me,LOL.

5/14/2008 12:03:53 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Good luck Miika and all European growers, lets get them big!

5/14/2008 12:32:30 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Good attitude Mikka. Best wished to you & all of our EU friends. If its any consolation, we are well below normal temperatures too. So much for global warming.

5/14/2008 12:49:43 PM

Netherlands

Gone cold and wet here as expected.

5/15/2008 1:36:56 AM

Netherlands, Rotterdam

I covered my little ones last night...

SC

5/19/2008 3:38:34 PM

Dummer Twp - Ontario

You guys must of sent some of your weather here to ontario, its been wet and cold last several days, suppose to warm up this week. Kirk

5/20/2008 6:10:53 AM

Netherlands

Three nights of frost here.

5/20/2008 8:56:57 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Allover better pumpkin weather than last year, especially Belgium, Jos chances for World Champion! :)

Here on the islands we had extreme dry weather, only sunshine exept one ½ day with drizzle.
Temperature is here lowest of the low lands. ;)

5/24/2008 4:51:41 PM

Netherlands, Rotterdam

Still raining over here... :(

Sebas

6/6/2008 4:17:04 PM

Netherlands

Theo, Overijssel happens to be the driest and warmest part of Holland until now. Jos doesn't have a chance :)

Almost no rain here since March. Not much sun though either. Last year my plants were already drowning about now.

6/7/2008 11:36:22 AM

Cologne Brescia Italy

Same here raining every day, the temps are not so low anyway,the plants are growing well alike, but I 'm warryed for some leaf disease that can to come out with all this wet
cross my fingers

6/8/2008 5:12:48 AM

Thuringia/Germany

For days it is very hot again with us.
For today are announced again about 30C °.
Once again a thunderstorm with a lot of rains.
From Wednesday it should become much colder again.
But the plants grow very well.
I am contented.

6/8/2008 5:22:08 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Plants are growing very well here too.
Last week I opened the smal greenhouse.
temperatures are nice since the strong eastwinds stopped.

Brad, in May Belgum was hotter, but last weeks it is our turn.
And you are driest place? What about us, april 20,4mm, may 8,7mm and june 10mm? 39,1mm in total.

6/8/2008 1:11:21 PM

Ireland

Weather lookin good here in Ireland at the moment I hope it will keep going like this

Micheal

6/8/2008 1:33:45 PM

Belgium

my patch almost flooded by the heavy rains we had...

6/8/2008 3:30:10 PM

United Kingdom

Michael,

I am over in Cumbria. I think we are getting pretty much the same stuff as you at the moment. I will be happy if it is like this for the rest of the summer!

Peter

6/9/2008 4:00:12 AM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

rain, rain, cold

6/9/2008 3:59:59 PM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

thunderstorms, heavy wind, hoop from 1226 Kline flew away, plant rolled on patch but still alive.

6/9/2008 4:13:40 PM

Belgium Europe

When will mr.andrews post here to tell we are all sandbaggers?

6/9/2008 4:22:46 PM

Thuringia/Germany

Ab Mittwoch ist wieder kühleres Wetter gemeldet.
Nur noch 20C°

6/9/2008 5:15:10 PM

Thuringia/Germany

From Wednesday chiller weather is announced again.
Only 20C °

6/9/2008 5:15:37 PM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

20°c would be nice, here it will be 16°c soon (Wednesday 11th), yes maximum temp.
Bigger size greenhouse is ready, for temporary.

France has the worst pumpkin weather so far it seems, sorry lads, there.

6/10/2008 3:24:16 PM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Second temporary greenhouse is needed.
Plant is still growing nice.
It seems Willem en Benno are too lazy to do something about this cold spell.
If so...

6/14/2008 4:29:58 AM

Netherlands, Rotterdam

Still not a lot of sun...
And where is the rain? I need to water by hand these days.

SC

6/22/2008 11:06:55 AM

Netherlands, Rotterdam

Still no rain over here...
I need water because i used almost eveything i had on my little piece of land :(
This week 20 Celsius (68 Fahrenheit), lots of wind and 50%of the time some sun.

Sebas

6/26/2008 7:26:23 PM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

http://www.iltasanomat.fi/videot/uutiset/1551774

Nice hails in Finland near the place of our only greenhouse AG grower. I called her and those didnt hit her patch.

7/2/2008 11:44:16 AM

South Finland pumpkinfinland@gmail.com

Summary of June, 2 degrees celsius cooler than average(average in Finland is cold). Two last days 20-22, tomorrow same,friday over 25 and then back to normal. Next week about 15 and rain every day. Just when I removed my hoops... Myabe November is warm,LOL

7/2/2008 12:50:09 PM

Thuringia/Germany

Now 2 weeks it was very hot in Germany.
Yesterday the warmest day. 37C °
Now heavy storms are announced.
Strong rains and hail.
In this Sasion there were already 10 x Hail in my pumpkin patch.
The biggest Hail to pieces had the size of an ice cube.

Not to compare by the size of a colleague from South Dakota
http://www.wzforum.de/forum2/read.php?8,1361479,1361479#msg-1361479

7/3/2008 10:19:16 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

After 3 months waiting we got finally substantial rains, 31mm per square meter!
Very happy, these many prayer are fulfilled now. :-)

7/8/2008 4:21:30 PM

Netherlands, Rotterdam

And the next problem over here is too many rain :)

SC

7/11/2008 1:43:18 AM

Ireland

weather here in Ireland is similar to all of Europe. Cool, wet, windy. Certainly not suitable for growing outdoors.
Outdoor temps average about 17/18 degrees, and nights around 10/12 right now, but the greenhouse is about10 degrees warmer during the day, and 2/3 at night, so I,ve got hope still.
outdoor sunflowers an absolute disaster

7/11/2008 12:26:39 PM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Last night a real summerstorm hit the Frisian Ilands!
Up to 8Bft outside the shore...
The pumpkins survived all well, because the leaves of the 1297Ghaye are relative small and below the Ribes hedge which protected it nice against the strong winds.

Now after the storm it is a very promising afternoon and weather predictions are just giving the right weather for pumpkins now we need it most. :-)

Good luck to all!

7/21/2008 11:56:31 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

The perfect pumkin weather has arrived here, and now: growing, growing, growing!

France, Germany, the Low Lands, fine!?

7/24/2008 8:33:10 AM

Netherlands

It was nice today. Thunderstorms expected tomorrow and Saturday but still warm.

7/24/2008 3:46:35 PM

South Finland

I look to calendar.. it says August. I though August is summer month. Like June and July. I must have been wrong. Havent seen any summer in here this year.

But sure we had looong fall last year. Lasted untill this spring, which seem to continue.

So, are we still having spring or is it autumn already??

Someone tell me that.

At least not snowing. Yet. Ha.

8/25/2008 2:42:22 AM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

Too cold up there, sorry.

Here we wait for some sunshine now.
Temerature has been not to bad at all.
I got 420 liter rainfall on a square meter here last 2 months extreme good for pumpkins. :-)

8/27/2008 3:15:43 AM

Thuringia/Germany

For me a bad pumpkin year.
I had from July to August, 7 weeks no rain.
7 weeks without rain!! With more than 26 C °.
Now there were one week ago small few rains. Many plants have died.
Daily I leave 500 l of drinking water in the barrels.
And, besides, everything thought.... Leap year ... wet year.
I can hope only for 2009.

8/27/2008 12:08:43 PM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

At the moment it is 7°c at night and 16-17°c on daytime and the pumpkin keeps growing 2 to 4 kg per night.
that is ghaye 1297, not bad at all. :-)

It must be the sunshine that causes this growth.

9/20/2008 3:21:42 AM

Ceyhan Turkey

We have got Bright sky as usual... The first Rain is expected on next week.
Best Wishes from Turkey.

9/20/2008 10:33:38 AM