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vancouver canada

i live in vcr cda. have dill seeds. am starting germinating. my question is we have a lot of rain here. is that good or bad for pumpkins. also do i need alot of sunlight or can i get by with half a day??? any info appreciated

4/1/2001 11:17:58 PM

Buffalo, Minnesota

To tell you the truth from my experience, allot of water is very good for the pumpkins, i had a dry summer here last year and i was watering just about every day, half sun? i think you should be able to get by but i really think the ag's like the most they can get, last year my patch was full sun, they grew great, our normal garden is half sun, and when pumpkins are planted in it they seem to grow out of it towards where their is more sun. ~Bill

4/2/2001 3:00:47 AM

Rush, NY

First: Need for Sun. Plant where you get full sun for most of the day. If you have a choice of half sun, plant to get the morning sun.
Second: Lots of rain. Pumpkins will not do good where the soil is continuously wet. My worst year was when we had too much rain as my soil has a lot of clay and does not drain well. If you think your soil will only be real wet in the first 2 months, I suggest you build up the area of your plants at least 8 inches so the water can drain away from the roots for the first months.

4/2/2001 8:36:34 AM

vancouver canada

thanks for the replys. i will build my soil up a little more. really exited about growing a large pumpkin. thanks

4/2/2001 4:03:35 PM

walton n.y.

len is telling you right a good sunny spot is best many growers will cover thier pumpkins (fruit) in the heat of summer to help keeping them from splitting and to keep rain off them and to keep them from rotting you might want to put some rigid styrofoam under your fruit to keep mice from chewing a hole from the bottom up and to keep them from sitting in a unforseen wetspot pumpkins need water but don't drown them check rainfall and maybe dig not to close to the plant to see how far down your soil is wet

4/4/2001 8:47:19 PM