Deeper Dig into Commercial Pumpkin Production with Nathan Johanning

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As a bonus episode to our Sm Farms Winter Webinar Series, Local Foods and Small Farms Educators have a discussion with Nathan Johanning about his pumpkin production webinar including answering some of those questions we were unable to answer.

2:35 Experience with pumpkin research
7:39 Insect and Squash Vine Borer Management
11:43 Varieties More Prone to Insect Damage
15:10 Approaches to Insect Scouting/Thresholds
19:04 Is Organic production possible and what practices would you use?
24:32 Disease management and resistance in varieties
28:20 Organic Management of Insects
31:45 Developing Your Market
34:00 Is the market shifting from carving to more display/specialty/edibles?
36:42 Pricing and Selling/'Variety is key'
41:33 When should you try to get most of your pumpkins sold?
44:39 Growing pumpkins in the backyard/Wrap Up Discussion