Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

[R2elk]

There is frost damage on the pumpkin leaves.

 

[R2elk]

Temperature just dropped to 34°F. There is ice on top of the truck, dew on the trailer and frost on the grass beside the garden. Got the sprinklers running again this morning.

 

[aart]

There is frost damage on the pumpkin leaves

Soon those protective leaves will be gone.

 

[R2elk]

Soon those protective leaves will be gone.

Maybe today. It's down to 33°F now.

 

[aart]

Maybe today. It's down to 33°F now.

How long will you wait to harvest the fruit?

 

[R2elk]

How long will you wait to harvest the fruit?

Not very. If they get left out and freeze, they will not keep but will begin rotting very quickly.

 

[Krux5506]

Hopefully you are more successful with yours than i was with mine last year! same variety, but I only got a couple 20ish pounders off two plants, then a couple smaller ones off another. Granted I am by no means a pro at pumpkins. And this year was basically just an epic failure for me as far as pumpkins go.

 

[aart]

Not very. If they get left out and freeze, they will not keep but will begin rotting very quickly.

Might as well get them in now then, eh, as they aren't going to grow anymore?

 

[R2elk]

#1 started losing weight after it quit growing. It was almost severed from the vine.

#3 quit growing very early. The vine had died early on.

 

[NanaK]

#1 started losing weight after it quit growing. It was almost severed from the vine.
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#3 quit growing very early. The vine had died early on.
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Nice variety of sizes.
Looks good!