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Post by garrett on Nov 5, 2011 9:24:32 GMT -5
lol zone 8-9 here be done mostly.sneak attack got my patch.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Nov 5, 2011 10:04:19 GMT -5
Satan's Vile Brethren , stink bugs, or Frost Giants? Maybe Hoof Rats?
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Nov 5, 2011 10:06:22 GMT -5
Just in the eating phase now myself. Well I do have some seeds drying in the other bedroom.
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Post by garrett on Nov 5, 2011 14:06:48 GMT -5
sneak frost.wasn't supposed to be any.sighs
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Post by lalbers on Nov 5, 2011 18:19:40 GMT -5
Only had one of my mex. green pumpkins this year- went out to pick it before the snow-------NOTHING!!!! AAUGH! Elk or deer. I've got plenty of seeds for next year, but I sure was looking foreward to eating that pumpkin for thanksgiving pies. - especially since mom and dad will be here..... I do have plenty of butternut that I'll use instead tho.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Nov 5, 2011 20:22:47 GMT -5
Butternut makes great pies but I'm thinking barbequed elk for the main course.
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Post by txdirtdog on Nov 5, 2011 21:08:28 GMT -5
Sorry about the punkin Lalbers. Yep, Elk and/or deer to go with the butternut pie (I prefer butternut types for pies anyway).
At first I thought I had no damage from the sneak frost, but I think I have 5-10% dead vines from it. I think I got out a degree or 2 warmer than Garrett. No tomato or pepper damage tho.
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Post by directsunlight on Nov 6, 2011 1:09:53 GMT -5
sneak frost.wasn't supposed to be any.sighs When you live in a metro area, the forecast doesn't always work for every location. Sometimes I think in Ellis County we are an afterthought & they just plug in a number so people don't think they have forgotten us. This time of year the heat radiates out at night so sometimes all the suburbs get freezes faster than the central cities, expecially those North and West. But we see it too. With the time change would have been gardening by flashlight anyway, so I'm trying to look at it that way.
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Post by garrett on Nov 9, 2011 13:39:09 GMT -5
been there too ds.smiles mine aint quite gone.few holding on.lol letting them fatten up.
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Post by garrett on Nov 10, 2011 16:06:37 GMT -5
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Post by garrett on Nov 10, 2011 16:07:04 GMT -5
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Post by garrett on Nov 10, 2011 16:07:34 GMT -5
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Post by garrett on Nov 10, 2011 16:07:56 GMT -5
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Post by garrett on Nov 10, 2011 16:08:37 GMT -5
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Nov 10, 2011 18:49:33 GMT -5
Is that all?
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Post by directsunlight on Nov 11, 2011 19:18:26 GMT -5
Looks like plenty to me! Is it better to bring the pumpkins inside to ripen, or is it personal preference?
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Post by luvstoplant on Nov 11, 2011 20:13:01 GMT -5
winter squash likes a warm sunny enviroment to cure (to store over winter) You only need a least a few warm sunny days....then store in cool dry place.
Pumpkins will continue to ripen if they are close to maturity according to their specie
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Post by directsunlight on Nov 13, 2011 2:51:56 GMT -5
winter squash likes a warm sunny enviroment to cure (to store over winter) You only need a least a few warm sunny days....then store in cool dry place. Pumpkins will continue to ripen if they are close to maturity according to their specie Thanks! I was wondering if they needed sun to turn color. I don't know if I've got the window space to shine light on 6 pumpkins. So if I understand correctly if they stay outside it'll shorten their shelf life.
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Post by luvstoplant on Nov 13, 2011 6:10:13 GMT -5
Hi direct...No they don't need sunlight to turn color To cure or to harden them up to keep longer for storage ... after I pick them ...I allow them to sit outside in the dry sun for a few days. As long as there is no hard frosts.
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Post by garrett on Nov 18, 2011 16:28:30 GMT -5
roll on yous punkineers.got next years seeds. my baby cinderellas is up and leafing.rotfl
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Post by garrett on Dec 8, 2011 11:35:12 GMT -5
gcg said hes going with a new oliver strain this year.smiles
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Dec 8, 2011 17:26:42 GMT -5
Ain't no mangey mixtas gonna be planted on my property. I do however have the Mystery Moschata that I bought from Whole Foods. It's the size and shape of a watermelon and was easy to process. Made pretty durn good pickles to. I gots seeeeeds:)
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Post by garrett on Dec 11, 2011 10:22:55 GMT -5
drooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllll.smiles
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Post by garrett on Dec 27, 2011 10:39:17 GMT -5
so whats we growin this year?
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Post by tsuyako on Dec 30, 2011 20:43:54 GMT -5
Strawberry Crown, Jarrahdale, MDP, Amish Pie. Trying to keep it small this year (haha, yeah right).
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Post by garrett on Jan 15, 2012 2:39:03 GMT -5
dat sounds good tsu...... what all we plantin den? grins...cushaws fer sure...... wait for it......lol
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jan 15, 2012 2:43:09 GMT -5
Futility: doing the same thing multiple times and expecting different results.
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Post by garrett on Jan 15, 2012 4:22:13 GMT -5
rotfl durn ''mangy mixtas?''
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Post by garrett on Feb 2, 2012 17:00:53 GMT -5
who else growin punkins?smiles
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Feb 2, 2012 17:33:40 GMT -5
Moi! Was there ever any doubt? Going to put in 1 of Sweet Meat, 1 of Tennessee Vining Pumpkin and 2 Long Pie. I think instead of planting them in the actual garden this year, I'm going to put them behind the shed around the composter. There is a pile of leaves there, so lots of nutrients to start with. Plus, it's a little elevated there, so they can run downhill or up the back fence and if they get a little unruly, I'll trail them out past the shed to the lawn.
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