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Corryton, TN

First year using them here. Should I leave them on during periods of rain?

7/11/2012 4:23:05 PM

Ohio

Yea, leave them on 24/7 . They will dry out quicker then you think after a good rain. I change my sheets out once every 7 days or so and wash them with bleach.

7/11/2012 7:49:33 PM

Frankfort Ohio

i like to keep stem end uncovered but thats just me

7/11/2012 7:59:51 PM

Ashby, MA

I've been using sheets for three years and never had a problem. I leave them on during the rain. Sometimes in the late season I throw a tarp over the sheet if it's going to rain to try and keep it dry. I remove the tarp when the rains gone.

7/11/2012 9:45:36 PM

Roselle, IL [email protected]

I like tarping or tenting over the pumpkin..it will keep the ground surrounding the pumpkin dry..it really makes a difference around September here.

7/11/2012 10:12:11 PM

Omaha, Ne.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=182620

This is my new favorite way It handles the wind and stays bone dry. I use a white sheet under the tarp.

7/11/2012 10:12:26 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

I use sheets for the first 50 days or so and then switch to a tenting system like George cause our weather usually turns to wetter at the end of September and for October.

7/12/2012 2:25:47 PM

Upa Creek, MO

I use white sheet and a tarp like Darren. I have extra sheets, and change out as they get wet. I use a smaller pvc set up though since my patch has limited light and I don't want to shade leaves.

7/12/2012 2:49:31 PM

Bethlehem CT

I leave mine on all the time too.

7/12/2012 6:10:24 PM

Ontario

We have shade cloth up,so from what I read here we also need sheets. Do you just lay the sheet over the pumpkin, or does it need a frame? Thanks

7/18/2012 8:53:26 AM

East Jordan, MI

People that use a sheet just drape it over the pumpkin, most try to keep the stem exposed.

7/19/2012 7:39:46 AM