Re: Sloped Patch
- Subject: Re: Sloped Patch
- From: "Donald E. Chambers" d*@stratuswave.net
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 21:53:12 -0500
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
The patch I grew in last year is sloped a good bit. Lots of hills here in
WV. I grow just like on level land. I mound soil early on in pumpkin's life
a little at a time in order to level out the pumpkin only. The key is to
level a little at a time. I then put sand under the pumpkin to allow some
form of the pumpkin. I simply mound a plateau for the pumpkin and then sand
when the pumpkin is larger. Get some help to carefully steady the pumpkin
and easy does it. Just like training vines and stem a little at a time. Use
a south westerly slope if possible to train the vine towards. This is where
it will absorb sun best and the vine will naturally want to grow in that
direction. Hope this helps.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Fisher" <daleefisher@starband.net>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: Sloped Patch
> This seems like kind of a silly question to ask, but I going to do it
> anyway.
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> Does anyone have any experience/suggestions regarding a patch that is
> not completely flat. There is a portion of my patch which is somewhat
> sloped, and I was wondering if there was anything I should do in order
> to assure no issue from the slope.
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> Thanks, we are getting close! I tilled in my cover crop on Wednesday!
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> God Bless,
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> Dale E Fisher
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> daleefisher@starband.net
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> "The Harder We Work, The Luckier We Get!"
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