RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #11
Hi Tad,
Pumpkins will mature faster in warmer climates but you are
running a bit late if you want to harvest a few weeks before
Halloween.
You might try planting your seeds in 4" peat pots TODAY and
keep the soil temperature at 85-90. Hopefully, by this weekend
most will have germinated. If you plant seeds this weekend it
will be much longer before they germinate and get going....
Best of luck,
vince
--- Tad Miller <tmiller@gschq.com> wrote:
> Tad here from Cub Pack 819
>
> I have a questions on Days to Maturity. Are these ground in
> stone, or do they vary by climate. I found a University
> Agricultrure site that studied pumpkins planted at different
> times of the season (May to June 10th). Their Study showed
> that the pumpkins planted on June 10th yeiled the greatest
> Lbs of total pumpkins.
>
> I live in Hayward, CA (just south of Oakland) We are
> finally able to plant in our field this weekend. Hope we
> have enough time for the 110 day maturity pumpkins before we
> have our Fall Fundraising pumpkin sale. Or should I use
> Miricle grow or some other type of furtilizer.
>
> Any thoughts, comments would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tad / Cub Master Pack 819
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