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Sunday, June 09, 2024
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Extra Pumpkin Protection: 5-gallon paint strainer bag and Sonicators
When the entire season is based on basically one pumpkin everything is done to increase the odds of a successful pollination. So, not only is there a double layer of mill fabric, followed by ¾” plywood then another double layer of mill fabric under the pumpkin but there is also a white sheet over the site and the pumpkin has a 5-gallon paint strainer bag over it. The mesh of the paint strainer bag offer good air circulation and also some additional shade. In addition, there was a bird that somehow got into the hoop house so this just provides another physical line of defense for the random and unexpected circumstance that may occur.
The two ultra-sonicators ensure that mice do not take any interest in this newly constructed shade structure with one small water filled and potentially tasty pumpkin in the center.
Probably over protection, but over protection is favored compared to under protecting.
*Google Translate can help with this one…
Effect of ultrasonic on mouse behavior and its mechanism in rodent repeller : https://xbzrb.hbu.edu.cn/EN/10.3969/j.issn.1000-1565.2022.05.009
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