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Eugene,OR

I recently have been offered the opportunity to grow pumpkins on a great piece of land near-by my house. Nothing has been grown on it for years. There is water and it would be pretty easy to till it and get it semi-ready to plant. Would you go ahead and plant some pumpkins on it this year, or would you spend the summer, fall, and winter making it into a great patch for next year? If I grew some pumpkins on it this year, what kind of results might I get (assuming that it is reasonably good soil...just not supercharged)? Let me know what you think!

4/3/2004 11:46:55 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I wouldn't plant hot, proven seed there but sure, why not? You have to ask yourself..why *wouldn't* you grow pumpkins there? That's the question I think.

4/4/2004 12:11:21 AM

Puyallup, WA

It all depends on how much time do you have? Every added plant requires about two hours a week during June and July.

4/4/2004 1:27:10 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Thank you Stan! Nice to hear someone for a change with a reasonable statement regarding the amount of time actually needed for these plants. It always floors me to hear others say you have to dedicate 1 hour per day, per plant, to grow AG's successfully..and I always think, then only those that are retired could do it, which we all know isn't true.

4/4/2004 1:35:43 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

Stan is a machine! I need much more than two hours per plant per week during June and July. I would say (including watching, which is not tired but need a lot of time) one hour per plant per day in the peak months.
I believe that for me 4 plants is the limit to maintain the patch in order and the family surviving. I wouldn't be able to manage like I like a patch with 8, 20 or 30 plants like some ones do.

Carlos

4/4/2004 4:11:14 AM

Johnston, R.I.

i agree with stan its all a matter of time

4/4/2004 6:13:35 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

I must be a machine also, I don't need near that much time. I dunno ask Cowpie how I am and he'll tell ya'.

4/4/2004 7:54:48 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

I would definitely put some test plants in...checking for what the predation rate is gonna be on that patch...bugs and mosaic virus before going full tilt...good luck.
Chuck

4/4/2004 9:59:30 AM

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I would have reservations about spending a year improving soil I didn't own. Grow it if time allows.

Jeez Stan! Don't let my wife know a plant can be tended in 2 hours a week! LOL

4/4/2004 10:40:16 AM

Oz

get a dump truck of mushroom soil and peatmoss.
add lots of good stuff(rot) on the bottom.
run a long soaker hose in the soil mound.
lay straw over the soil to hold in moisture.
till the hard soil that the plant is growing to.
grind in next winter.

4/4/2004 11:15:03 AM

San Luis Obispo Ca

When a person thinks nothing "big" will happen, is just the time something "big" happens. Go for it!

4/4/2004 12:18:33 PM

Gilbertsville PA

Do it man , just plant good luck

4/5/2004 7:53:32 PM