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Subject:  Should i support this fruit?

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Jos

Belgium Europe

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=72935
Any chance this one could fall on stem end?
Or doesn't that happen while growing?

8/21/2007 3:38:45 PM

hoots dirt (Mark)

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

I've seen photos where growers have driven rebar or otehr such material in the ground behind the fruit on either side of the stem and padded them with styrofoam pipe insulation so the pumpkin could lay back on it.

8/21/2007 10:07:43 PM

garysand

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

nice pumpkin, if it were me i would find a way to support it, i like marks ideas

8/22/2007 11:45:02 PM

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