Re: Jack Be Little Pumpkin Question

In a message dated 4/2/99 5:52:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
stallcop@medford.net writes:

<< Hello everyone, hope all is well.  I have a question.  Are the Jack Be 
Little Pumpkins the kind you is sold at Halloween and Thanksgiving?  The 
little ones that look kinda flatten?  The instructions says to put 6-8 seeds 
in a pie size family group.  What does that mean?????
 
 Judy
  >>
Judy,
   I think they are referring to how far apart to plant them in a hill. A 
hill is a term that is often misunderstood. You don't actually have to mound 
the soil up into a hill or mound. A hill is a grouping of seeds....as opposed 
to planting in a row. If using the hill method of planting, you might plant 4 
or 5 seeds in a group as they mention. The groups would be spaced 10 feet 
apart in both directions. The beauty of a hill method of planting a field is 
that you can cultivate for weeds using a tractor and cultivator, and 
cultivate in both directions. The drawback is that the 5 plants in the hill 
are sharing the same root zone and space. Most commercial growers plant in 
rows, but not all. If you have drainage problems, an actual raised bed for 
the entire plant would be good to keep the pumpkins feet out of standing 
water. Not really a hill....more like a plateau!
                                                    pumkinguy

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