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Joliet, IL

anyone know if there is any correlation between an overall temperature average and the thickness and/or density of pumpkin walls? i was just curious. seems like i have read in some warmer southern climates the tendency is to go light rather than heavy in the higher heat. just wondering if the opposite is true as well where the midwest had a cooler than average summer during the peak of most pumpkin growth and would therefore mean possibly thicker walls on average. just wondering if anyone ever did the research on this matter or has seen enough info to share their opinions.

9/19/2009 3:37:31 PM

Nicholls Georgia

here in south ga mine from last year went 18% heavy in 95 plus weather grew my pb at 920 lbs

9/19/2009 3:56:31 PM

Midway, UT

There definitely seems to be a correlation. Last year every pumpkin in Colorado went to chart or light except for two. Our average summer temperatures are about 58 degrees and we try everything that everyone else does (i.e. calcium) to go heavy. What might be an even bigger factor for us is the fact that we typically have pretty big swings in temperature (90 degrees down to 58 degrees) which I think causes us to lose weight during the over night growth.

9/20/2009 7:14:39 PM

Midway, UT

That should have read "our average summer NIGHT temperatures..."

9/20/2009 7:15:55 PM