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When should I put up sun protection? How should I do it.
I was thinking 4 stakes with a light colored bed sheet covering it.

7/29/2010 4:36:37 PM

ipswich, ma usa

Just throw a bed sheet over it at beachball size. Where in MA you from?

John (5150)

7/29/2010 5:15:50 PM

Massachusetts

so the bed sheet should be directly touching the pumpkin...its a little smaller than beachball right now?

I'm from Kingston, MA on the south shore

Thanks

7/29/2010 5:24:27 PM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

Yep, regular bed sheet thrown right on it. It's all I have used for the last few years. Doesn't hurt the pumpkin and much easier than making shade structures.

7/29/2010 9:01:54 PM

Ottawa, Canada

If the shade gets wet, you might want to consider changing it for a dry one, or, put a plastic tarp on top of it, to keep the moisture away from the pumpkin

7/29/2010 9:53:53 PM