Re[1]: Digging pits for your pumpkins ( pro-vs-con)
- Subject: Re[1]: Digging pits for your pumpkins ( pro-vs-con)
- From: A* J*
- Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 18:45:06 -0600
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
- Posted-date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 01:45:03 +0100 (MET)
> Yo Paul,
> The only reason I dig a pit for the plant is to get that
> part of the ground warm for the roots. Roots will not grow in
> cold soil so I dig a pit about 3' deep and fill with fresh
manure
> and cover back over with the soil..making a hill....... this
> manure starts to rot and warms the soil for about a month so
> helping the roots and plant to grow while the rest of the
ground
> is warming up naturally ready for when the roots get there. I
> know this works as the plants with the warmed soil are twice
> as big as the others by early June.
>
>
> Alun
>
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