Re: Has anyone tried landscape fabric under the pumpkins?

Not good. I worked up a recipe that used about 1/2 AG pumpkin and 1/2 yam (very dry yam is best) for the pumpkin. By itself, AG pumpkin is way too watery (slimy).
You may not be familiar with what happens when you put a hagfish, aka slime eel, into a bucket of water. If you are curious, try boiling a nice chunk of AG pumpkin for an approximation. 

Kathie


On Aug 22, 2008, at 9:21 AM, Brian wrote:
Cool ideas! Maybe a silly question, but are these big ones any good for 
pumpkin pie?  Like making 600 pies for thanksgiving or something??

Brian

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Kathie Morgan
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:02 AM
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Subject: Re: Has anyone tried landscape fabric under the pumpkins?


Are these giant pumpkins good for
anything other than bragging rights and compost?


Hi, Brian!

You may need to start a contest in your neck of the woods.
A good starting point is a county or state fair if you have one held
late enough in the season.
If not, ask your local farm bureau, garden club or chamber of commerce
to sponsor a pumpkin contest.

Share the gold (orange, white, pink, aqua or whatever). Pumpkins can
bring smiles to everyone.
We always take one to a convalescent hospital.
Mr Barenchi generally takes his to a children's hospital.
Others find a veterans hospital.
Bill Garvey in Pennsylvania drove his to Ground Zero in 2001, with the
blessing of the American Red Cross.

But be sure to milk them for all the fun that's in them.
Last year we dug a tunnel through David's 686-pounder and challenged
young and old alike to get down on their bellies and slither through
(take it from me ... it's not easy!). Hold a neighborhood pumpkin
festival and judge best decorated, best carved, best pie, best pumpkin
photo, etc.
Bowling with pumpkins is great sport, using the small round pumpkins
and standard bowling pins.

Good luck!
Kathie


On Aug 21, 2008, at 8:43 PM, Brian Taylor wrote:


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
Cell: (574) 551-5601
Email: shaberman@insmgt.com
Fax: (765) 664-0761

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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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