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Sunday, March 22, 2026
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TowneFamilyVT
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From Florida Sun to Vermont Snow (But the Patch is Heating Up!)
Here in Vermont, Mother Nature isn't quite in the pumpkin-growing mindset yet. I just got home from a sunny Florida work trip to find six inches of fresh snow in the yard!
The first thing I did was grab a shovel and clear the snow off the 6-mil clear plastic covering my patch to take full advantage of the UV solar gain.
The plastic is doing an incredible job. Despite the freezing air and snow, I measured the soil temperature under the tarp and was thrilled to find it at a balmy 49.3F!
To put that in perspective, the bare, uncovered ground right next to it was practically frozen at 35.3F. That is a massive 14-degree difference just from trapping radiant heat. We are knocking on the door of 50F, meaning the soil biology is actively waking up under there.
Not long now until seed starting!
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