RE: Seasons End

Don't till in your seeds! If you do, you'll have them sprouting all over
the place next year.

Once I had a prize Mombert seedling coming up... and then after a
hot spell, I had 10 other wannabes coming up right next to it. It's
a lot easier to keep the extra seeds out of the patch in the first place.

Regards, Cliff



From: "George Webster" <PumpkinDude@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Subject: RE: Seasons End
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:48:15 -0800

Brian,
Most growers do not till in any old pumpkins or vines
because if by chance your pumpkin or plant had a disease
you will be compounding the problem by adding it back
in your soil.

George


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
Of Takushi, Brian (ISAB)
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 9:24 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Seasons End


Question,
I have to start planning for next year, soil prep, cover crop, ect... To
build-up Organic Compost:
1. Can you till in your old pumpkins, seeds and all?
2. What about these pumpkin patches or supermarkets that have left over
pumpkins?
3. By tilling them in the soil now, does it affect next growing season?
Thx,
Brian

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