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do you think that i could grow an atlantic giant by having only about a foot deep of soil?

11/7/2001 8:09:28 PM

walton n.y.

yes you can ammend your soil as much as possible so your plant(s)have the nutrients they need to grow and set fruit a soil test will tell you what you need to add but in most cases compost and rotted manure are good for your soil

11/7/2001 9:50:52 PM

Puyallup, WA

J-O-L....why is your soil only a foot deep? AG's don't do well with only one foot of soil depth. Even secondary roots go deeper than 12". Just do not expect to grow a 900
pounder in 12" of soil.

11/8/2001 1:01:29 AM

Where i live the ground is hard and tough and hard to dig,and besides, how far deep do you put soil?

11/10/2001 11:57:31 PM

Puyallup, WA

First, loosen the soil as far as you can. Add gypsum, fertilizers and mix well. Bring in top soil so you can build a mound over root ball area. My mound was 14' X 16' for two plants. These plants spread out covering a total of 2000 sq.ft.....and I had to due severe pruning to keep them in this area.

11/11/2001 12:59:58 AM

Rush, NY

J-O-L: It would be nice to have more than 12 inches of good soil, but you can grow a very large pumpkin with what you have. If I plow deeper than 9 to 10 inches I bring up yellow clay. This has been true for every spot where I grew Giant Pumpkins and Squash since 1984. It is not necessary to have soil where the roots can go 3 to 4 feet deep.

11/11/2001 5:07:05 AM