I want to grow a pumpkin so terribly bad. Last year, planted literally hundreds of vines (for reasons that are weird). I didn't get a single pumpkin. Worse! I didn't even get a female flower. The vines would start out okay, but between the weeds, the countless bugs, and lack of female flowers...I got nothing. I did love the orange flowers but it was so disappointing. I even dreamed (on more than one occasion that I got a pumpkin)..that's how bad it got. This year I want a pumpkin!
It was beautiful to begin with.
Here you are supposed to plant in July...which is next week. The patch behind the spigot (and weeds) is the site I plant on putting the pumpkins. I am not going to grow a hundred pumpkins. Maybe 10 or 20 vines. But I would like to do it right this time....so....what next...roundup the area, till it mow it? I really, really want a pumpkin.
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I've never grown pumpkins. Looks like a great opportunity to experiment. Somewhere I saw 'raised bed' suggested.
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1041/ANR-1041.pdf
Thanks, Nell. Sorry for the delay. Despite I feel like I have done nothing I have been doing some badly needed maintenance. I am going to read it. This year, I will keep things small and concentrated which will be next year's theme. I did not realize the undertaking this year will be. It definitely was not my intention. My idea..last fall, when I was burnt out was to do less work. However, once the irrigation systems are in place..it should be smooth sailing.
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