RE: how often to water
I have found that 'seat of your pants' doesn't work well. While the soil
may look moist to you, it is drying out around the pumpkin roots. Look at
the vine when you cull a fruit and look at how much water it pumps out!
I also agree with the others who said it depends on your situation. If you
water too much, you may drown the plants from lack of air in the soil. It's
all a delicate balance that I figure will take me a few years to figure out
for my patch.
My best advice...Use a steady pattern of deep watering and supplement it
when necessary on those really hot days with misting.
-Gus
-----Original Message-----
From: Therese Dillon [t*@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:07 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: how often to water
I am just a beginner here. My plant is probably smaller than most as I
am growing it from a four-by-eight raised garden bed. I have been
watering it when it seems to need water, but I have never given it more
than a 3-day wait. I use a spade to dig down into the bed and see how
moist the soil looks. I also look at the plant and whether it is
beginning to droop a little. It was over 100 degrees here in southern
CT today, so I watered today even though I had done so yesterday. In
other words, I am letting the seat of my pants tell me how much water.
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