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Appleton WI

Yes, when do pumpkins grow...during nite time or next morning and when the the pumpkin plant respire?
John Hoepfner Appleton, WI

8/20/2014 8:39:45 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

They grow at night...you can actually hear them.

8/20/2014 10:31:45 PM

Minnesota

When your not looking, that's why there associated with Halloween....scary buggers!

8/21/2014 12:02:55 AM

Alberta

Very similar to melons,they get bigger as the night goes on!

8/21/2014 12:22:16 AM

Concord, CA.

I don't buy the growth at nite theory. Look at the size of Dale's pumpkins, he has real short nights up there. Those pumpkins could only get that big when he's looking the other way.

8/21/2014 12:36:03 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Low Light Levels is a better

8/21/2014 7:34:20 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Mine have always grown at a steady pace here with no difference in night or day. I am only in sun about 4 hours a day average May -Sept, so it might have something to do with the plant being so heavily shaded.

8/21/2014 7:43:09 AM

Deal With It

During the ten days this season when I was able to measure at both 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., I found that approximately 70% of the growth occurred during the "night half" of each 24 hours. Not sure if any of the heavy hitters have thoroughly documented this phenomenon. Next year, can someone have a 'kin growing on a scale with software that plots the weight every five minutes? I would pursue such a thing, but that's out of my budget at the moment.

8/21/2014 9:23:43 AM

Susquehanna,pa

I have to agree with Claremoron. Mine seem to grow more in the night half of the 24 hours.

8/21/2014 12:41:35 PM

Appleton WI

what about RAIN? We have had a ton of it this summer will too much rain hurt the pumpkin?

8/21/2014 1:46:36 PM

Central Minnesota

Most outward growth happens at night (low light) and they are still growing a little during the AM hours. At day 30 if I measure at 6:30 AM and then again at 9 AM, there is usually a difference of 3 inches OTT during that time frame. Then from 9AM until evening there hardly any noticeable outward growth in my patch. However, temperature has a large effect on this, and when temps drop very low, there is hardly any noticeable growth even over night until it warms up. This is why you hear us talk about them blowing up on a "warm day after a cold night". I have been doing some tracking of growth and nightime temp this year so I have a pretty good handle on growth.

8/21/2014 2:42:33 PM