Re: Ground Cover for Pumpkin
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Ground Cover for Pumpkin
- From: G* H*
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 20:52:48 -0500
- References: <6b5fcedc.24a92917@aol.com>
Steve -- I was thinking of placing the fabric just under the pumpkin, not
around or under the plant itself. Thought it might protect the bottom of the
pumpkin and allow the pumpkin to grow across a fairly smooth surface rather
than push through the dirt.
George Heyne
Rochester, Mn.
SteveS012@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/27/99 11:04:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> gheyne@millcomm.com writes:
>
> > Has anyone used the DeWitt Weed Barrier or something similar to place
> > under their pumpkins as they grow? It is a commercial - grade landscape
> > fabric which keeps out the weeds and allows moisture to penetrate.
> >
> > George Heyne
> > Rochester, Mn
>
> How would the vines be able to root through it? I used some black plastic
> mulch around the soil between the vines during cooler weather, but it takes
> time to arrange and stake it down around all of the vines.
>
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