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Ray, North Dakota

Does everyone plant their AG's in the same spot every year, or do you rotate? I am not sure what a pumpkin on pumpkin planting has for risks. Powdery mildew was my only foe this year, and had no insect problems.

I took all of my vines away from the garden for disposal too.

9/4/2006 3:03:24 PM

Buffalo, MN ([email protected])

Herbie, most of us don't have the space to rotate, or enough money to get the soil in that big of an area producing in excellent shape. However; if we did a three year rotation is perfered. Two year is better than not doing it at all.

Bill

9/4/2006 4:50:00 PM

Ray, North Dakota

Thanks Bill. I saw your pumpkin in the Grand Forks Herald you had at the fair. Nice one.

My garden is big enough that I can do about a two year rotation, and it is only the second year since I broke ground for the garden. I should be able to abuse the land a bit before anything shows up.

My plans for next year overlap some spots of pumpkin on pumpkin planting, but not bad.

9/4/2006 5:43:34 PM

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If we all had room to rotate there wouldn't be so many Fusarium failures this year. Those who can rotate should.

9/5/2006 6:56:37 PM

Belgium

is a treatment of the soil with basamid a good idea?? or not??

9/6/2006 3:37:51 PM