Re: Can I water too much?


Same Soil as you Diane, I'm in Olive Branch.

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Diane Goodwin <av8ricks@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I haven't grown the big ones yet, just "regular" pumpkins.  I would also
> say it depends on your soil.  Here near Memphis the soil is very clay and
> will bond with water, so I had a hard time overwatering my pumpkin plants in
> the areas that weren't well amended.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jason Thomas <j.endlesstrail@gmail.com>
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 11:18:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Can I water too much?
>
> What I've been told is check moisture of dirt about 1-2 inches below
> surface. If it's still moist down there you don't need to water again yet.
>
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Brian Taylor <brian8t@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In the Mid-South it has gotten into the stupid level of heat and
> humidity.
> >  More than a week so far of 105+ heat indexes, no end in sight.  No rain
> > either.  My plants are still small, no main runners yet.  Still watering
> > from bucket.  Everyday?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
> > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> > message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS



Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index