Re: Shade
Glad I am not the only one with weeds :) I was
thinking there was some secret too ! I actually have
three pumpkins set (keeping fingers crossed) NO weigh
off pumpkins BUT STILL A PUMPKIN !!!
--- Cliff Warren <cliffrwarren@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Finally, when I see the pictures of your patches,
> they are weed free.
> >What is the secret? You can't be weeding them
> suckers by hand all through
> >the season can you?
>
> In my case, trick photography. ;-) No, seriously,
> my patch has been very weedy this year. At times it
> has gotten away from me. I tend to just pull them.
> I know (I've heard, and don't necessarily dispute)
> that they can upset the roots, but I look at it as a
> chance to provide some aeration to the soil.
>
> Also, in my case in early July there aren't many
> weeds, but by the end of July you're up to your
> waste in them unless you do something about it. I'd
> have a weed canopy hovering over the pumpkin leaf
> canopy.
>
> If anyone does find the secret to weed free soil,
> I would also like to know. ;-)
>
> Regards, Cliff
>
> http://idahopumpkin.tripod.com/
>
>
>
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