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Ohio

What is everyones planting area measurements per plant, Most of my plants this year will be anywhere from 16 to 20 ft x 30 ft.

3/21/2005 9:01:01 AM

Nova Scotia

24x34

3/21/2005 9:08:22 AM

Rhode Island

I do at least 20x30...Is there ever enough room? LOL

3/21/2005 12:22:32 PM

Alex, IN

My plant will be 22-24 X 30 Feet, my patch is 90 X 70 Feet and my garden is 170 X 70 Feet.

Mikkal

3/21/2005 8:38:59 PM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

I have a 75 X 75 patch for 9 plants. I plant to grow them in a pin wheel with one plant in the centre. This gives me 600 ft2 / plant and walkways in between

3/21/2005 9:08:19 PM

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

My area is very small. Maybe 20'X10'. But, I can let the vine crawl out onto the lawn later in the season as needed. I'm only growing one. Although, I'm a new grower. So, as a backup, I may plant two and cull the weaker of them.

3/21/2005 9:47:38 PM

Ohio

Crammed, why not grow it the other way and have it 10x20. Run your secondaries out to the side and then up the edge of your patch Like "L" shape. I did that last year and it worked out good.

Brooks

3/22/2005 4:39:14 PM

Ohio

that way you could bury most of your main vine.

3/22/2005 4:40:12 PM

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

I am not really picturing what you're describing. Do you use MSN messenger? It has a whiteboard feature. It might be easier to picture if I can see it as you describe it.

I was planning on running the main accross the diagonal and then up the side like divyan's "modified flag" (http://www.bigpumpkins.com/DisplayPhoto.asp?pid=1184).

But, I want to avoid growing towards the fence as much as possible (see my diary pics). On one side is a next door neghbour. I had a pumpkin growing in their tree last year. On the other side is the back fence to the road which gets maintained by the town. Last year my vine got mangled by a lawnmower or weedwhacker.

3/22/2005 4:56:53 PM