Re: First Time Grower...
The rule of thumb is true John, but I beg to differ, as I have a 25 X 25 space
and grow 2 plants each year.. I have had some big pumpkins, and one tremendous
squash. If you prune the unnecessary vines, and stay on top of things, size
really doesnt matter (within reason). The rule used to be 1200 sq ft per plant,
but ask Gary Burke how much space he grew his 1092 on, I think it was around
600 sq ft, and I grew an 879 pound squash in app. 400 sq ft..
Heilmanjon@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 07/25/00 7:00:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> JEarhart@gte.net writes:
>
> > I had no idea how large they would get! I'm not sure what I should do
> > now... eliminate some of the plants, trim them way back or just let them
> > overrun
> > each other. I am trying to keep them from overtaking my melons!
> If your entire space is 25x25, you are going to have to choose between
> pumpkins and watermelons. May be you could keep one plant of pumpkins.
>
> JOhn in San Jose
>
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