Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

[NanaK]

Wow, lots of pumpkins!
Do you sell some?

 

[R2elk]

Wow, lots of pumpkins!
Do you sell some?

No, I give them away.

 

[NanaK]

No, I give them away.

Sounds like me.
I don't sell my veggies or eggs. I just share.

 

[R2elk]

Sounds like me.
I don't sell my veggies or eggs. I just share.

Ditto on the eggs.

 

[R2elk]

Don't know if this is a Giant or a Big Moose but it has more than tripled in size in the past week. It is in the middle of the patch with no way to get near it without damaging plants.

 

[R2elk]

My guess is that this one is about 20" tall.

 

[MarkRainbolt]

Hey R2elk,
How often do you water your pumpkin patch? And you water heavy or moderate?
Mark

 

[R2elk]

I water the whole garden with two sprinklers, one on the north side and one on the south side for 2 hours every other day unless a hot dry wind is blowing through sucking the life out of everything. In that case, I water extra.

 

[MarkRainbolt]

I water the whole garden with two sprinklers, one on the north side and one on the south side for 2 hours every other day unless a hot dry wind is blowing through sucking the life out of everything. In that case, I water extra.

That’s about what I do except I water for three hours and every three days. Unless we have extreme heat like we did this week, then I water every two days. We were getting temps of 102 to 103 this week and the feel like temps were 110 to 118. That’s just too damn hot for a old fat man!!!!
Mark

 

[R2elk]

That’s about what I do except I water for three hours and every three days. Unless we have extreme heat like we did this week, then I water every two days. We were getting temps of 102 to 103 this week and the feel like temps were 110 to 118. That’s just too damn hot for a old fat man!!!!
Mark

The thing to remember is that what I do is because I live on a sand dune. Sand doesn't hold water or nutrients very well.

When I lived where there was good soil, I might water once a week for 6 to 8 hours at a time.