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Dillsburg, PA

Hey guys, I had to harvest my pumpkin yesterday due plant meltdown. She is a beauty at around 800lbs est so I would like to keep her until Halloween. I really don't have a cold/dark place to move her. Is covering it okay and washing with 10% bleach solution. Any other things I can do? She made it up to day 57. Thanks for any suggestions!

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=95428

9/7/2008 10:18:50 AM

Rhode Island

at a minimum get the fruit in any shaded area you can.
in a garage ? under a tree ?

9/7/2008 10:35:59 AM

Long Island,New York

I stored a pumpkin for 30 days in the shade of my garage in my driveway...I put a wet blanket on it....went from 702 official scale wieght before storage to 696 at wieghoff in 30 days or so. Just shade, september weather, and a damp blanket. Monitor the surface and the stem and blossom....

9/7/2008 11:09:03 AM

Dillsburg, PA

Thanks guys. I am going to ask my neighbor as he has an old garage surrounded by trees. My garage gets hot.

9/7/2008 11:19:00 AM

Upstate S.C.

WOW, what a great looking pumpkin. man. Good job. And go Steelers

9/7/2008 12:34:34 PM

Dillsburg, PA

Thanks, I'm very pleased with the color and shape.

9/7/2008 3:07:05 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Very nice Jeff!

9/7/2008 3:36:08 PM

Buffalo, New York

what is plant meltdown?

9/7/2008 4:34:52 PM

Pataskala,OH

I stored one for 70 days in the sun.

9/7/2008 8:14:33 PM

Pataskala,OH

maybe the sun is better

9/7/2008 8:15:28 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

Nice looking fruit!!

9/7/2008 9:23:43 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Cool, dry and wipe down a couple days a week with a 10:1 bleach solution.

9/8/2008 1:55:58 PM

Columbus,ohio

that is pretty ...that could win best looking pumpkin.

9/8/2008 4:17:18 PM

Littleton, Colo

Nice looking pumpkin !! Beautiful !!

9/8/2008 10:03:35 PM