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Canada

Ok got a quick question here

after reading threw ALLOT of posts and what not

as far as what ive seen its not a good idea to let pumpkin
plants grow over a Lawn because of bugs and what not that live in the tall grass.

Well my current Patch ( my main one ) is around 20x20 foot
now after expanding it this past fall...

i plan on growing my pumpkings at the back portion of the garden ( which is raised with wood around the edges) after the garden its ALL grass all the way around the patch

and from the back of my garden to the back fence in my yard i have roughly 15 feet of more grow space and was thinking
of training my plants to grow from back of garden out towards the fence

should i cover that portion of the lawn in that black fabric landscape material i know it will kill the current grass thats there but i really dont care i need the room anyhow for my pumpkings

will this fabric cause TOO much heat on the vines or what would you suggest i use or do ?

thanks Dave

12/24/2003 11:58:33 PM

Indiana

if you dont care about killing the grass, why dont you just till it up?

Tom Beachy

12/25/2003 1:58:53 AM

Brillion Wisconsin

In my first year of growing I let the plant vine out onto the lawn. I used my weed eater to trim the grass that grew between the vines. I also sprayed the plant every week with a mixture of sevin/daconil. I had no problems with insects or disease.
I would not put any type of material over the grass area. The roots that come off of each leaf axis will have no place to go.
When I pulled the plants that year at the end of the season, I was suprised how well they were anchored in the lawn with roots.
I have to go now, I'm being yelled at for doing pumpkin stuff on Christmas Day. I try to explain it to them that its an addiction and I'm a addict. Merry Christmas :-)

12/25/2003 9:13:10 AM

Montoursville, PA

I like Tom's suggestion. Promise you that tilling will take only one or two more trips to the same end. The soil will be fluffed and ready to have manures and leaves added to build it up into even better soil content.

100% of all my flower beds through out my whole gardening experience were started with nothing but a tiller. Picked out the stones and added manures and leaves. Flower beds are all 100% four to six inch wood chip mulched. I get very few weeds after two years of working in any bed. I get none that can not be taken care of with a light shallow hoeing.

12/25/2003 10:01:27 AM