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Elmira, N,Y,

My Top Ten Things To Do Next Year!

1. build a better cold frame with lights to warm the soil

2. bring in some cow shit

3. soil test

4. take it a little easyer with the bug sprays in the beging.

5.water more.

6.use a little more fert

7.use wood for walk ways

8.install a better watering system

9.polleniate A.S.A.P

10.Get a horse shoe!!!!!!!!

9/3/2008 10:39:00 AM

United Kingdom

Move to somewhere which gets a summer !!!!

9/3/2008 10:51:04 AM

[email protected]

Vine maintenance is key for me next year.

9/3/2008 11:35:14 AM

South East

grow a bigger pumkin.

9/3/2008 12:22:11 PM

Preston CT

weeds and plant spacing...you need air movement through the patch to subdue disease...

9/3/2008 12:28:02 PM

Coventry R.I.

Cut alot of Trees down,,, Need SUN,,,

9/3/2008 12:32:38 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Buy a poly tunnel

9/3/2008 2:04:52 PM

federal way WA

soil heating cables

more Phosphorous, applied earlier (Hollands nutri-aid)to promote more blooms earlier

overhead watering ....no more soaker hoses

***1000 pounds for sure next year!!

9/3/2008 2:06:42 PM

Westford, MA

4-5 PLANTS INSTEAD OF 8

Vine Management with Fruit placement in mind.
I saw my 1st couple patchesother than mine, and noticed elegant plants.
Vines layed out with leaves having their own space.
This seemed to keep the leaves at a manageable height.
I tried to keep almost all of my secondaries, which created a dense jungle. Some leaves measured 5' tall. I ended up cutting out at least 1/2 of my plants just to get to the kins. When I did, the taller they were the harder they fell.

Set up a watering system.
I finally have GREAT water pressure in the patch!!!!!

Clean and care for the pumpkin from the time of pollenation.
I didn't pay much attention to the fruit until they were at least Basketball size, and have been culling 60 - 120 lb fruit due to some white rot.

This is part of the list

9/3/2008 2:49:01 PM

Minnesota

My garden is on a native american gravesite, I plan on bringing in a medicine doctor and have him sprinkle around what ever herb, roots, pine needles he needs to so my pumpkins grow right. (joking)

9/3/2008 4:19:59 PM

Johnstown, Ohio

Looking for someone to give me shit, and lots of it!
Lots more watering!
All plants are competition (we tried growing some just for smaller carving fruit...to say those plants are in the weeds is an understatement.)
Forget the eating garden...buy veggies at the store (lol)

9/3/2008 5:25:22 PM

Cochecton, NY

use proven seeds!!!!!!!!

use automatic watering system!!!!!!!!!

weed more often!!!!!!!!!

9/3/2008 5:34:17 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

theres not much I can do with what I have, cut some branches,ammend the soil more,start seed later(germinated too early) get plant to fill my 320 sq ft patch, have pumpkin set by end of july at least twelve ft out.

9/3/2008 7:36:45 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

meant to say pumpkin set end of june

9/3/2008 7:45:07 PM

Georgetown, Ontario

Won't grow three plants when I only have room for two and be up to my ass in vines everywhere.

9/3/2008 7:57:39 PM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

Tell mother nature not to give us 30" of rain in just 3 months.

9/3/2008 8:13:34 PM

Upstate S.C.

YES MY FRIENDS SHIT, SHIT and more SHIT. Soil prep is a must for me and overhead watering cold hoses and just useing all the knowledge I have learne in the off season o and hope to get a few more premium seeds.

9/3/2008 8:40:56 PM

New Hampshire, USA

heating coils, cow manure, more compost, I got the new truck to hall it away.

9/3/2008 10:25:59 PM

Weaverville NC

Keep my dog out of the patch.

9/3/2008 10:59:02 PM

Midwest

Don't use the Sevin, Merit, Warrior, etc.. like I did this year surround the patch with nylon netting. Good results this year... 99% insect protection and no diseases.

9/3/2008 11:00:52 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

As soon as my patch is cleared... soil test and amend the bleepers out of it and sow my cover crop [well composted manure, worm castings, leaf mold compost, I want buku organics]. (I will be laid up for a week getting all those steel fence posts out). Spring, 'grow house frame' which starts with hoop house at the stump sites and continues into the thing that holds up the shade cloth, misters and overhead water. AND the sensors. More care in vine training. More attention to can *I* get my heinie through there. Windbreak Windbreak Windbreak (what made my season compared to others here). More regular tea brewing, kelp and humic squirting, and feed that vine. Weed control will be a lot higher on my list. Replacing the water hydrant AND putting in a second one a lot closer to the patch. Wiring 'to patch and in patch' lighting for those 2 am visits. Auto timing watering. Growing my crosses (1450x1502 Wallace and a 1502x1450 Wallace) [1018 Langevin X 1009 Young]. Getting ahead of the SVB season. Grow more garlic!

9/4/2008 1:36:45 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Tissue test on leaves just before pollination time.

Phil

9/4/2008 8:22:04 AM

hamilton,Ontario

talk to canadian growers within 4 hours of me on how they control SVB's. Seems no matter what I do and when i look at their diaries its all gooooood ........ : )

9/4/2008 12:20:44 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Eng6900, shoot me an email. [email protected]

9/5/2008 9:52:27 AM