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1 Comment To "Should you put a towel under your pumpkins when the weather gets colder?"
#1 Comment By Heather On 08/16/2012 @ 2:09 pm
I don’t know so much about preventing warts, but it is a good idea to put something under squash that you want to use ornamentally. This helps prevent scratches, scars, rot and other external damage.
A towel or cardboard would not be my first choice because these things will hold onto water which can promote rot. A pile of straw is better at it protects the pumpkin but allows for airflow under the plant and for water to flow away from the pumpkin.