Re: Has anyone ever tried this??

   Steve, could one using this method use some
hydroponics somewhere near the pumpkin?  Say on the
leaf stem root on each side of the pumpkin, as a way
of increasing poundage and still not loose all of
those roots?
--- "S.Krug" <radar45@netzero.net> wrote:
> List, Has anyone ever grown fruit on a vine that was
> elevated? By this I mean, as the vine grew out you
> piled soil up and let the vine grow on top of it. In
> 1999 I did this to an extra plant I had growing, it
> was under 200sq.ft. The dirt was about 18" high and
> about 4 foot wide, and went the length of the main.
> For some reason the main just ended about 15 foot
> out, but I had a fruit going on it about 9 foot out.
> The fruit grew and I never had to cut any of the
> roots off from under the main vine. I have some
> other ideas that would work well with type of thing,
> just need some others input. If anyone has tried
> this or anything like this I would like to hear from
> you! My fruit ended up 603lbs. and was not a wheel
> shape. But I could see were this type of growing
> would work well for a wheel shaped fruit.
> Steve Krug
> Amana Ia.
> 


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