Re: Pumpkin Newbie with Questions
Hi Mark,
My name is also Mark and even though I have attempted growing the AG for the last 2 years I consider myself a rookie because this is my first time being really serious about it. I have many of the same questions as you but I can help with one of your questions.
Be very careful of mulch!!!!! Especially if u have squash bugs or squash vine borers in your area. Year before last I use bark mulch and last year I used straw. These darn bugs hide very well in the mulch and seem to multiply freely in it! It cost me every plant on both years. This year I am using no mulch and relying on myself to keep the moisture there.
Good Luck n the Big One!!!
Mark Fowler
--------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Lord Blackadder <pumpkin_grower@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 04:02:54 -0700 (PDT)
>Fellow Pumpkiners,
>
>Hello. I would just like to introduce myself (sorry
>about the e-mail address, a bit corny, but my e-mail
>and website server in Pine, CO is located in the
>middle of a forest fire). My name is Mark, obtw.
>
>I have been conned into growing some Atlantic Giant
>pumpkins for a friend so she can win a competition. So
>I have a few questions that hopefully some
>kind-hearted individuals would help me with. (I too am
>interested in winning, but I have always loved
>pumpkins (I was born in New England but I now living
>in Switzerland).
>
>Anywho, down to my questions:
>
>I transplanted two pumpkin plants about a month ago
>when they had 3 leaves on them... and they promptly
>got blown away in a wind storm, ripped off the stems
>at ground level. I have since purchased new plants
>(planted them three weeks ago) and have built a little
>"greenhouse" using green-greenhouse plastic (with tiny
>holes) and bent metal rods. The pumpkins are inside
>the greenhouse and are prospering, however they dont
>seem to be growing very quickly... There are new leaf
>buds etc, but they are still only about 1 foot long.
>Is this normal?
>
>Also, I have read almost all the info on the WWW
>regarding growing pumpkins, and have come away a bit
>confused, there seem to be differing opinions on
>almost everything. My biggest questions are:
>
>How much water and how often. Does water temp. mater?
>
>Fertilizer / mulch (what type, how much and when?)
>
>How big will these plants actually get?
>
>Thanks in andvance for any help you can give.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Mark
>pumpkin_grower@yahoo.com
>
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