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Rhode Island

my pumpkins are doing fantastic in the rain. i never thought they could grow with a 50/50 hydroponics /soil mixture.

after every storm i get the kubota out and pick up the edges of the patch. placing the soil back into the gardem.
the heavy rains also help flush the foam out from around the bases.

those small runoff lakes are great for my remote control boats as well. wheeeeeee look at um go ron.

im sure glad we got those water tanks this year to. nothing beats a good soil drench.
the only thing we are missing is a good drip irrigation system as well. that would have been the final
insult.

i laugh rather then get upset. ya gots ta know your limitations.

pap

7/26/2009 6:54:15 AM

Williamsburg,KY

With every rain storm I think, if I only had a 10,000 gallon tank buried. And I almost invested in a drip system this year. My tomatoes are down hill from the pumpkin patch and tomatoes look wonderful. What a year. Thanks Pap, you always find the sunshine. Croley Bend

7/26/2009 9:26:18 AM

Dillsburg, PA

My garden seems to drift after every strong storm and we have had alot of them. I think by the end of the year my patch will be in the woods.

7/26/2009 10:00:55 AM

Breslau, Ontario, Canada

Today I have a day ten pumpkin and I havn't been able to get out of the house for 2 days because of the thunderboomers

7/26/2009 10:03:03 AM

North Smithfield, RI

How about the following ideas for next yr : Build 5 ft high raised beds with drainage tiles. Stairs can be built for access or just use ladders. To remove the pumpkin we can put ramps from the top into the pick-up and roll em down ! And if the water rises up to 5 ft we can build an Ark to transport the fruit !

7/26/2009 5:18:29 PM

ipswich, ma usa

Dick I see the cartoon now!! You and Ronnie floating around in innertubes within the patch! and Alan R. supplying the rudder....LOL

John (5150)

7/26/2009 5:21:28 PM

Dorval,Quebec

Pumpkin regattas before October...

7/26/2009 7:48:50 PM

So. Maine

Dick get the kubota fired up it's 10 pm and you have a thunder storm heading right towards ya , should be there around 11 pm ... I'm sure it will be heading for us after that .

7/26/2009 10:01:52 PM

So. Maine

WOW , that was close . Looks like the rain hooked a little to the North of ya , it got Brooklyn which is what 20 - 25 miles from you . You must of put up a giant detour sign ... Good Luck !

7/27/2009 12:34:28 AM

Waquoit Mass

i luv the rain it keeps all the idiots home and off cape cod

7/27/2009 8:29:40 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

I had seen a few bottles that had messages in them floating by the main vine of my Pukos plant!

7/27/2009 10:24:29 AM

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Rain washes in all the good fertilizers I put out there, and helps the fungicide programs, bring it on. I haven't had to turn on the sprinklers or the timer all season. Horray. Now we're getting some much needed heat and humidity, plants gotta be lovin this. I feed em, it rains, I fungicide them, it rains again. Timing! Pumpkins are a bit behind last year and that is mostly due to me planting a week later...

7/27/2009 10:29:37 AM

Belmont, NH

I finished culling off a pumpkin today after carefully severing it for three days as to not harm the next fruit on the main vine. When I removed it from the patch it exploded in my hands. Rain today. Rain tomorrow. Most everyday. At least the hot weather is also coming around.

Bruce

7/27/2009 7:16:32 PM