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Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

?I was wondering what type of bad conditions everyone faces with growing?

As for me its the following

1) theft of plants.

2) Theft of fruits

3) idiot spraying weed killer on plants arg

4) morron stepping on plants

So what bad types of growing conditions have u guys had this yr?

6/22/2010 7:18:47 PM

Kokomo, Indiana

Flooding

6/22/2010 7:50:55 PM

Georgetown, Ontario

I just checked out this diary, looks pretty bad to me.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=135255

6/22/2010 8:17:23 PM

Rapid City, SD

cold temps..rain..dog running in the patch and snaping off vines.........no sun..........other than that.........just grand

6/22/2010 9:06:45 PM

Honesdale Pa USA

lack of cold beer in patch

6/22/2010 9:25:02 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Over the past few days the sun has been blazing. Just my luck. Its pollination time. I've been battling with trying to get a good set on the main vine. Also the humidity has been a problem with wilting of the leaves.

6/22/2010 11:08:14 PM

Fresno, CA

I had the dog running in the patch and snapping off the vine too. Now I have everything fenced off but the moron who manages my patch can still get in there.

6/22/2010 11:19:48 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Aaron, I think I remember someone from your area who had a tough time (last year) w/ HAIL!!!? Here in KY. this year, the heat seems to be the MONSTER!!!! Can't remember when the high for the day was less than 90F!!! Grow em BIG!!! Peace, Wayne

6/23/2010 12:14:44 AM

South Finland

Here in Finland only obstacles are lack of money and not enough time...

6/23/2010 5:12:33 AM

Buffalo, New York

The worst Nightmare anyone could have imagined :(

6/23/2010 6:41:43 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Wind is our biggest problem. It seem to be high everyday. We're not happy when they rip out the vines.

Jane & Phil

6/23/2010 7:41:22 AM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

Rain. Wind. Rain. Groundhog. Rain. Weeds. Rain. More rain. No sun.

6/23/2010 8:52:55 AM

Nova Scotia

I'm on a 45 degree Mountain. with 6" of soil beside the north atlantic ocean which gives me a nice constant blanket of fog. My day time temps are only 65 and night 40 (mid summer). Also I get only about 50% light through the day as in the city I'm 10' away to the east of a 5 story apt. building and to the west a power plant with 1000' smoke stacks. My only consolation is that in these conditions my pumpkin's never get very big which makes it easier to remove them from the mountain side with the help of sherpas

6/23/2010 9:05:47 AM

San Diego

Water restrictions, no rain, gophers, birds, ground squirrels, tweekers, EPA Police, little kids, and now I have to go to Hawaii for a week for work. Someone want to come over and nurse my plants while I'm gone. Free BEER!

6/23/2010 10:10:22 AM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Plants frozen on June 18. They're alive, but most main vine leaves are dead.

If it's cold, they don't grow. Simple as that.

6/23/2010 11:25:26 AM

Colorado

I do

6/23/2010 12:32:30 PM

Enumclaw, Wa

95 % of plants drowned , 115 days since March 1, only 3 dry, several freezing days third week of May, Average day time high in May was approx 50 degrees in june about 53 degrees. last two months 10-15 degrees below normal

I hate the NW weather

Job here and wifes grandkids. Any sugesstions on where to move and retire. Cold and hot no problem for me. Rain and clouds suck. Humidity I can do without. No future weather discussions allowed on this site. I take High BP meds already. It's so bad here an e-mail came yesterday from Pumpkin Dean asking if I knew what the yellow gold circle was in the sky. Mirror reflected laser beam off of ice crystals or something. Didn't know sun existed any more.

Warning for NW growers: saw Halberts patch yesterday. Not really a patch but a big a_ _ greenhouse. Plants were bigger than anything I have seen out here in September. Pollinations at 16 to 18 ft. Stan and CRB; I think he's serious about this. Lots of spare time is a beautiful thing with a 30 by 100 plus ft greenhouse. He's talking smack already. He will be held accountable. After gasing all his plants last year he must have learned something.

6/23/2010 2:30:25 PM

Minnesota

This lady who gardens next to me who happens to be a pent house pet is always doing her gardening in these skimpy clothes, the thing is, I'm married, what can I do. I think I have it the worse.

6/23/2010 5:22:02 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Take pics Richard B. and email em to me.

YEs you poor guy you have it soo bad trade u neighbors.
aaron

6/23/2010 7:26:37 PM

Pocahontas, Arkansas

The last 7 days actual highs: 94, 97, 99, 95, 99, 99, 99... and I'm pollinating and can't get anything to set. Last good rain was May 19th. The weather sounds like it's taking its tolls on everyone this year.

6/24/2010 12:13:51 AM

Mingo Co. WV

Flood lost 4 AGs one was a freak of nature too .8 rows of corn 8 of beans 40 tomato plants 20 cabbage 25 pepper bushel of seed potatoes . started to replant have one in sprouts on my new AGs maybe time to grow before halloween

6/24/2010 1:07:41 AM

Deer Park WA

Well lets see:

Rented home clear across state last July and rototilled up weed riddled backyard.

Added ammendments (lots of composted horse poop)

Planted cover crop

Record rain in May (June sucks too)

Have about 5 inches of semi decent top soil then hard pan

One of the best looking plants at this point in the season in 10+ years of high plains desert growing; So were happy!

6/24/2010 1:57:49 AM

Des Moines, Iowa

me

6/24/2010 9:18:33 AM

Fresno, CA

horse whisperer - sorry to hear about your plant drownings. I may not get a pumpkin set this year because everything is growing so slow for some reason and it may be too hot at pollination time. However I do have a plant off your 544 seed so maybe you can have some Southern offspring if things work out.

6/24/2010 3:47:56 PM

South Finland [email protected]

This would be on TOP3 I think:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=135465

6/24/2010 4:02:55 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Translation? Please? Peace, Wayne

6/24/2010 11:36:23 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Fryer, what rain, half grown puppy ripped up everything and trashed a lot of my watering system... OUR dog just died and our plumbing is out until we can mine deep enough to fix where the water hydrant broke (4 days already). I wanna fastforward to 2011.

6/25/2010 2:48:29 AM

Gold Hill, Oregon

yellow leaves by wepee freely. lol. too much nitro. here. nitrogen that is.

6/25/2010 6:07:05 AM

Upstate S.C.

WOW, he must has one HELL of a misting system!!!

6/25/2010 11:39:37 PM

Minneapolis, Mn

108 today, 107 tomorrow, 108 nextday 110 next day, no rain for 2 months....howzat...but I'm tryin anyways cuz its fun, and I'm nutz

6/27/2010 10:58:41 PM