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Re: Cultivation depth

24" at the crown and over 12" for mostly the entire plant........I did not
even walk on the soil where the roots were going to grow. It was light and
fluffy.......I have very good soil where i live. I i did mound the soil
over the vine.

Troy.

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> From: Chris Andersen <chrisa@value.net>
> To: troy nayler <troy.nayler@odyssey.on.ca>; failor.3@osu.edu;
pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Re: Cultivation depth
> Date: Friday, April 04, 1997 10:36 AM
> 
> 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
> 
> ----------
> > 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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