RE: Has anyone tried landscape fabric under the pumpkins?
- Subject: RE: Has anyone tried landscape fabric under the pumpkins?
- From: &* <b*@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:10:42 -0500
Heat of the day, good tip. Thanks! Yes, the material I have is the smooth
"stuff".
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
lawnngardenguy@aol.com
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 6:55 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Has anyone tried landscape fabric under the pumpkins?
Heavy duty?fabric that can breath is best for what you want to use it
for,Find yourself some of the smoothest possible so the pumpkin can slide as
it grows ,if not it will bind on the fabric and deform,I have been using it
for the past six years or so and works yery well,I use a belting material
from a local papermill,its used to dry the wood pulp .very rugged material
and very smooth,lets water drain and keeps critters out. What ever you use
just cut a 6x6 square and slide it under the pumpkin,At this time of year it
may be almost impossible to do that so be careful moving the fruit,The only
time I move the fruit was in the heat of the day ,things are a little more
flexible then.
Hope this helps
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 9:52 pm
Subject: RE: Has anyone tried landscape fabric under the pumpkins?
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
Cell: (574) 551-5601
Email: shaberman@insmgt.com
Fax: (765) 664-0761
-----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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