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Re: Cultivation depth

Troy,

Was your root system to a depth of 24" beneath the crown or throughout your
entire patch. That is to say did secondary roots from burying the main
vine obtain a depth of 24"?

Chris

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> From: troy nayler <troy.nayler@odyssey.on.ca>
> To: failor.3@osu.edu; pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Re: Cultivation depth
> Date: Friday, April 04, 1997 8:16 AM
> 
> Yes till as deep as possible. My root system last year was in excess of
24
> inches!
> 
> Troy
> 
> ----------
> > From: failor.3@osu.edu
> > To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> > Subject: Cultivation depth
> > Date: Thursday, April 03, 1997 11:04 AM
> > 
> > Hi all
> > 
> > 	Now that the ground is starting to dry out enough so that it can be
> > cultivated I am faced with the question of to what depth I should
> cultivate
> > the soil? I don't want to have it to shallow and I don't want to waste
> time
> > cultivating it too deep.A depth of about 8 inches has worked well for
me
> > when growing regular pumpkins and gourds, but the Atlantic giants root
> > system is quite a bit bigger, should I till deeper?
> > Thanks for any help
> > John
> > 
> >
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