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Buffalo, New York

does anyone know of a website that shows diagrams or pictures of the different layouts other then flag or x-mas methods?

as i stated before , my patch is now 16' x 25' roughly and currently tilling it up and i am interested in learning of other layouts so i can possibly fit 2-3 different plants in this area.

i have recently heard of snake patterns with just a main vine, how big of a pumpkin is possible on this method?

10/14/2007 4:24:42 PM

Colorado

jeremy,I tried a snake pattern one year(runnaway train) and got dissappointing results. With your sized plot I'd try two xmas tree plants with little plant after the fruit. Or, I'd grow plants on opposite ends of the plot and go with the better candidate(pull the other plant) once fruit are set

10/14/2007 6:16:08 PM

Buffalo, New York

how about flag patterns?

how and what do these looks like and how much space do they take up?

10/14/2007 6:32:25 PM

Buffalo, New York

what about half xmas tree? i wonder what would happen if you leave the secondary vines on one side growing and snip them all off the other side of the main....i could run 2 of these up the long sides of my patch.

any comments?

10/14/2007 6:42:02 PM

Colorado

jeremy,thats a flag pattern. Could be a great pattern. I think you want to set the pumpkin on the same side that the secondaries are on(educated guess)

10/14/2007 9:39:06 PM

Buffalo, New York

cojoe, you mean set a pumpkin on the secondary side of the main vine or on a secondary vine itself?

10/14/2007 10:57:09 PM

Minnesota

Curious? is 16x25 to small for 2 plants? I thought it was?

10/14/2007 11:25:41 PM

Taber, Alberta

My patch at home is 18x25 and I can't imagine trying to stuff two plants in it. I guess it all depends what you want. Do you want a couple of smaller ones, or do you want to go for a real biggie?
Alan

10/15/2007 12:07:51 AM

Buffalo, New York

i guess i would rather have 2-3 a few hundred pounds then to try to grow 1 and have it split on me and be done for the season.

just my opinion, i have all winter to decide what i will do.

10/15/2007 12:12:17 AM

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

I have about the same space in my suburban backyard patch. Last year I grew two plants and had three fruit between 200 and 223 pounds. This year, I went with one plant and my only fruit was 585, about 2.6 times my personal best. It would have been bigger, but it split at the blossom at about day 50. It still put on another 100 pounds or so from that point until weighing about three weeks later. Now, I'm sure genetics play a big role. But, my results suggested to me that one plant is the way to go.

10/15/2007 12:51:16 AM

Buffalo, New York

which layout method did you use when you grew the 2 plants last year?

i am guessing one other the the xmas tree cause i find it hard to believe you could fit 2 xmas tree plants in my size patch?

10/15/2007 1:10:19 AM

Rhode Island

ron jeremy
if thats all the room you have id run my plant bases one starting in each opposite corner of the patch and allow the main to run on the gardens edge for the 18 ft length of your patch.
id then cut every other side vine and let the sides run to meet in the middle (this will give you 12 ft side vines ) and some air flow in the plant area.
hopefully the fruit will set and drop to the outside of your patch and rest on the grass. if not then just clear out a side vine or two inside the plant once the pumpkin starts to develope.
this pattern would be a flag.
at 25 ft x 18 you could also start with two plants back to back in the center ,run 9 ft sides both sides of the main(every other ) and terminate main after you reach the end of the allocated 12 and 1/2 ft of space.
good luck
pap

10/15/2007 8:10:57 AM

maine USA

Paps, I am going to be planting two plants back to back. I 10 apart best or could I go as little as 5 ft. and still get really good results? thanks Kathy

10/15/2007 3:10:52 PM

San Jose [email protected]

lots plant 5' apart back to back, if you have room 10 is better

the 1524 lber was grown in about 400 sq ft so it is possible to do well with limited space

last year, pretty much letting two plants grow without much control, i grew in about 500 sq ft and pulled out 3 about 250 lbs and one 439

10/15/2007 11:43:34 PM

Colorado

hi jeremy,i mean on the main .the secondaries side of the main.

10/18/2007 12:02:09 AM

Colorado

p.s. dont listen to paps, hes almost a rookie-lol

10/18/2007 12:03:26 AM