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Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

My plants get between 6 and 7 hours direct sunlight a day. Unfortunately there isn't much I can do to improve on this. Is this enough to get a decent size pumpkin? The plants are growing at a fast pace and looking good.

6/9/2006 4:30:49 PM

Roanoke Il

your plant most likely have bigger than normal leaves tring to make up for the lack of sun light the question you or I ask you is what do you concider decent size 800-1000 lbs is totally possible depending on your skill and seed and soil ect with the amout of sunlight you described..mark

6/9/2006 6:36:47 PM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

Sure that's plenty.

6/9/2006 7:10:04 PM

ordinary,VA

Mark has the skill he grew one heck of a pumpkin last year.
I pulling for Mark to hit the 1k this year. we need someone in the State to get us over the hump.
grow-em BIG Mark.

6/9/2006 8:30:25 PM

[email protected]

Move to New England....we've had about 40 minutes of sun this month.

6/9/2006 10:00:57 PM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

Hey Ed, thanks for the support but the 1K comes from your end, I'm already betting on it. I'm a newbie and you got the experience! I would love to grow one at least 500 but I guess us rookies always dream big! lol

6/9/2006 11:21:36 PM

Netherlands

Move to the Netherlands. We have 18 hours of sun a day at the moment. Move back in the winter when we only have 5 or 6.

6/10/2006 2:42:51 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

How big is your chainsaw

6/10/2006 2:43:43 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

I think you'll be fine...I'd be more worried about Dutch Brads problem...Since the pumpkin plant will push all that sunlight towards the sync only at night...gotta push the extra 6 hours of stored energy in half the time...could be some serious weight, 20-30 lbs a night isn't as scary as 50-60 lbs a night...Yikes!

6/10/2006 7:10:52 AM

Rhode Island

one ri grower in particular gets an average of 6 to 7 hrs per day such as you.
the last two years he has been well into the 1100 and 1300 pound club with a couple more over a grand thrown in.
yes six to seven is enough ,so long as the rest of the program is on target.
pap

6/10/2006 7:14:47 AM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

Thanks for the info guys. Thats one less thing I have to worry about, now I can worry about something else! Is there no end to the worrying over these things! lol

6/10/2006 12:35:35 PM

ordinary,VA

lol. welcome to wacky world of growing AGs Mark

6/10/2006 5:34:10 PM