Re: Can I water too much?
- Subject: Re: Can I water too much?
- From: D* G* <a*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:31:48 -0700 (PDT)
I'm in Marshall County not far from the O.B. town line. Getting horse manure from my neighbor in the Fall and letting it sit over the winter has worked well for me. Pile it high, it breaks down a lot! You can grow just about anything in that "stuff".
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From: Brian Taylor <brian8t@gmail.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 12:14:39 PM
Subject: 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.
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> 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
> >
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