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South Hero, VT

Anyone ever use an electric blanket inside a tarp tent to keep their fruit warm, or would an electric heater on a concrete block work better?

9/16/2010 8:34:57 PM

I have been told never to do that. It always burns and makes the fruit start to rot.

Martin

9/16/2010 9:11:05 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Steve, I have heard of a few reliable growers that did that and it shut the fruit down fast.
I do not have first hand experience with it, but based on that...I wouldn't do it.
Tom

9/16/2010 9:57:41 PM

South Hero, VT

Thanks, guys. I'll cancel that idea and try to come up with a better one to keep my babies warm for the next 3 weeks.

9/16/2010 10:16:37 PM

Might want to try a few thick blankets. Keep it uncovered during the day so that it can get warmed up then cover it at night.

Good luck!
Martin

9/16/2010 10:40:14 PM

milford, CT,

Steve,..I use solar survival tarps (Not the flimsy tinsel looking), They reflect 80 % of the heat stored in the fruit back during the night...I was skeptical..but upon trying it I found that the fruits was significantly warmer than the air when I uncovered in the morning.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?id=0006243&navCount=1&parentId=cat603893&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=MainCatcat20075-cat603893_TGP&parentType=index&indexId=cat603893&rid=

9/16/2010 10:50:40 PM

Ontario

Yep,tried it last year. It tends to make the pumpkin sweat and the blankets wet around the area. I figured I was losing pumpkin weight by doing it so I discontinued it.

9/17/2010 1:01:10 PM