Gourd Types
Ornamental gourds are an important addition to the fall sales mix, along with pumpkins, Indian corn, and fall mums (Figure 1). They fit both direct market and commercial bulk sales outlets. Like pumpkins, gourds are usually packed by bulk box or ... [... more]
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Window Boxes: Indoors & Out
 Amazon.com Review: Window boxes no longer must be the sister of the white picket fence. Calling such diverse receptacles as pumpkins, gourds, hats, a broken earthen pot, and even eggshells to service, authors James Cramer and Dean Johnson, in Window [... more]
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Spraying Pumpkins
In the past month several pumpkin growers have asked the question, "How long should I spray my pumpkins?" Since it has been a wet summer in eastern Virginia and the foliage diseases have become well-established, my answer has been to invest as . [... more]
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Tips For Handling Gourds This Fall Season
Tony Bratsch, Extension Horticulture Specialist - Virginia Tech Each year I observe more direct market and wholesale growers adding gourds to their fall sales mix, along with pumpkins, ornamental corn and fall mums. Proper harvest timing, ... [... more]
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New Pumkin Guide Released by NRAES
In June the folks at Cornell released a new guide for pumpkin production entitled "Pumpkin Production Guide" by Dale Miles Riggs, a noted pumpkin researcher, and several other contributing authors. It is has been published through NRAES ( [... more]
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PUMPKIN NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS
Tony Bratsch, Extension Horticulturist, Small Fruits, Vegetables With September and October comes time for pumpkin harvest across the state. I have had opportunity to visit a number of growers this summer, and many who are new at growing this ... [... more]
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Drip Irrigation But Not Plastic Mulch Increase Yields of ...
Plastic mulch, particularly in combination with trickle or drip irrigation, is widely used in the production of muskmelon, watermelon, and other cucurbits. Benefits of plastic mulch may include earlier harvest, weed control, cleaner fruit, higher ... [... more]
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A Case Study In Using The Presidedress Soil Nitrate Test ...
A Case Study In Using The Presidedress Soil Nitrate Test (Psnt) For Pumpkins Erin Hitchner, PhD student, Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic and State University The Presidedress Soil Nitrate Test (PSNT) is a soil test used to predict ... [... more]
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Pumpkin Trial Results From New Kent
Disease management when growing pumpkins can be a challenge. There is a key factor however that can help in preventing some diseases, especially those resulting in fruit rot. That factor is the use of cover crops. Producers in Eastern Virginia ... [... more]
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Classification
Pumpkins (Cucurbita spp.) are an important specialty crop for Virginia with over 2,000 acres grown annually. The scale of production ranges from an acre or two to several hundred acres per grower. Pumpkins are marketed as an ornamental crop. The ... [... more]
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Garden to Vase: Growing and Using Your Own Cut Flowers
Garden to Vase: Growing and Using Your Own Cut Flowers, By Linda Beutler: What a treasure to add to my gardening library. Linda Beutler offers insights into the creation of floral arrangements and the growth of plants that go into them. The book covers [... more]
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Window Boxes: Indoors & Out
Amazon.com Review: Window boxes no longer must be the sister of the white picket fence. Calling such diverse receptacles as pumpkins, gourds, hats, a broken earthen pot, and even eggshells to service, authors James Cramer and Dean Johnson, in Window [... more]
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