Re: "Mulching along together." How much mulch??
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com, pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: "Mulching along together." How much mulch??
- From: j* j* v* <j*@cornell.edu>
- Date: Sat, 06 Dec 1997 16:32:53
At 01:10 PM 12/6/97 EST, Lubadub wrote:
>Hey. It is so cold here that it isn't even safe to spit. Duncan would
>definitely not be out there personally adding nitrogen to his garden today.
>
>Anyway, there was a post last week by someone who had just put a significant
>layer of straw on their garden. The idea was to use the straw for weed
control
>and then much later to till it in to add organic material to the soil. I
>thought about doing this last year but was concerned about mice, disease etc
>in the old patch. Also I never saw anyone using mulch for weed control and
>"moisture containment" in the soil of a pumpkin patch. It never appeared on
>any of the videos of pumpkin gardens either. Anyone with advice about whether
>or not to mulch the pumpkin patch, how much, when, what material to use
Mentor Marvin,
I used a heavy plastic mulch 4' wide on several of my plants this year but
only temporarily alongside the main vine. As it grew and I needed to bury
secondaries coming off I just slid the sheets of plastic sideways until
they were no longer of use. It help a loy in keeping weeds under control in
the spring.
I also tried some straw on one planting but it was more trouble than it was
worth when it came to burying vines. I have a huge pile of bark and a
loader to move it around. what do you think?
Ciao, John
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