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Terminology

If you want to "Walk the Walk, you've gotta "Talk the Talk". Here is the terminology to do just that.

Term:	Definition:
Atlantic Giant	This is the variety of pumpkin that has consistently produced the largest pumpkins and are used in competition.
Blowout	When a pumpkin grows so fast that it outgrows it's skin and literally explodes, splits or breaks apart.
Cocktail	A liquid mixture of foliar fertilizer(such as MiracleGro), insecticide and fungicide. Pumpkins enjoy this mixture in mid-summer as all three items are essential.
Cold Frame	A small glass or plastic enclosed structure which allows plants and seedlings to grow out doors prior to the last day of frost.
Crop Rotation	The process of rotating the crops in your garden each year to reduce the risk of disease and replenish the soil.
Foliar Feeding	Spraying liquid fertilizer onto the leaves which will absorb the fertilizer.
Fruit Set	A fruit which has been properly pollinated and successfully begins to grow.
Genetics	The genetic quality and potential of a seed.
Hardening Off	To prepare a seedling(any vegetable) for planting outdoors by leaving outside during the anytime for several days.
Heavy Hitters	Atlantic Giant Pumpkin growers who have grown the largest of the largest pumpkins.
Hills/Hilling	A mounding of soil at the site where your seedling will be planted.
Jack-o-Lantern	A common term for a carving sized pumpkin.
Root Nodules	Beneath each leave, a root node or nodule exists. This can easily develop into a secondary root system. Promote this growth by covering the vines with soil and watering.
Secondary Roots	Roots that can form on the main vine and sideshoots below each leaf stem.
Shoulders	This is the top of the pumpkin around the stem. As it grows the shoulders extend outward.
Side Dressing	In large-scale farming this term refers to the practice of applying fertilizer on either side of a row of planted seed. Usually a couple inches to 1/2 foot from the seed row. As the roots grow, the, they reach this food source.
Suck-Up	A pumpkin that is growing extremely fast and is absorbing all the nutrients that the vine provides, robbing other pumpkins and leaves located beyond the fruit of nutrients.
Squash Vine Borers	Abbreviated "SVB". A grub like insect that bores into the vine, usually at the base and can fatally chew your vine.
Weigh-off	A fall festival where pumpkins are officially weighed.
Went Down	A large pumpkin which has rotted or been damaged by animals in the field.

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