Re: Has anyone tried landscape fabric under the pumpkins?

Yeah, I've figured out not to mess with the vine hitting the soil.
Was thinking of just putting a big square under the, well, they look
like great big yellow beach balls right now, pumpkins themselves, not
the whole area.

Yep, we have mellons.  put the miracle grow to them and you get some
nice big ones too.  In the paper last week guy had a 120lb
watermellon.  don't know what it tasted like though... :)

Which brings up another good point.  Are these giant pumpkins good for
anything other than bragging rights and compost?

Brian

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:52 PM, Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com> wrote:
> I would't use fabric. You want contact between vines and soil. The vines
> will send down feeders or secondary roots that can really make a difference
> with growth. The one great advantage you have is length of season down
> south. This year in Northern Indiana, we were lucky Summer landed on a
> weekend. Just curious... Do you grow any melons? I do fair with them, but it
> has been a few years since we have had the heat they need. Take care!
>
>
> Steve Haberman
> Insurance Management
> 959 E 4th St.
> Marion, IN 45952
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> Email: shaberman@insmgt.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
> Brian
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:10 AM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Has anyone tried landscape fabric under the pumpkins?
>
> I've been watching the emails for some time now and have not seen anyone
> speak about landscape fabric under the pumpkins.  Has anyone tried it?  It
> won't catch water, keeps the weeds away.  I'm worried about bugs & rot
> getting in from underneath.  This is my first year at this fun endeavor.
> Our soil in NW Mississippi has extremely high clay content.  I'm originally
> from Iowa where we had good 'ole black dirt.  I'm surprised that anything
> can grow in this stuff down here, but I've got 6 plants growing like crazy.
> This year I'm not necessarily trying to get any one huge pumpkin.  I'm just
> seeing how they will grow and all that.  I planted Atlantic Giants.
>
> Anyway, I do enjoy reading all y'alls posts and appreciate knowledge being
> shared!
>
> Brian
>
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