Re: first year grower-manure ?
Michael, do yourself a favor and do A soil test on your plot, this will give
you a start point to readjust soil if needed. Either cow/horse manure will
be fine. Both have ample nutrients to feed your pumpkin.I have used horse
manure for years, but many use cow. As far as weed seeds, get used to it. If
you want to play in this league, weeding will become your heaven or hell, so
it's part of the game.You'll find by adding large amounts of organic
material to your soil, it will drop your PH levels fairly quick. You may
need to add barn lime to combat this. I add around 3-5 lbs on my 35'x35'
plot each year when I add manure. I add 5 yards manure each plant each fall,
without adding lime my PH levels wouldn't give a good soil
balance.Pumpkinpiper
>From: "Michael Olivio" <mlvd311@key-net.net>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: "pumpkin" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: first year grower-manure ?
>Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 20:31:55 -0400
>
>Rototilled 3 pick-up loads of ground up leaves into my newly expanded
>garden tonight. Have option to put on horse or cow manure.is one better
>than other? How much can I put on? Can I put too much on? Can I put any on
>in spring or better just in fall? How about weed seeds in the manure. Do I
>need to put any thing on my garden to get everything cookin !!,like lime or
>compost starter. I went to my first pumpkin contest in
>Altoona,PA two weeks ago,my friend thought he had a GIANT pumpkin,so we
>took it down,needless to say, it was no GIANT,249lbs.WE witnessed the new
>World Record of Gerry Checkon`s1131 pounder.She grew that only about 60
>miles from me here in Brockway,so I`m going to get started on growing a big
>one next spring. Thanks Mike
>
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