How's your pumpkin patch and pumpkins doing so far?
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Watering Advice for Pumpkin Patch
Comments (1)We have a very small patch in our backyard. In a 4'x10'raised bed, we planted 3 varieties: Big Max, Lumina, and Jack-be-Little. I installed a drip system and water them every day for about 20 minutes. We also added shredded cedar mulch on top of the soil. They must like is because we've got 8-10 pumpkins in our little patch. You may burn the leaves with overhead watering, so I'd recommend soaking if possible. Here is a link that might be useful: Smith Family Garden Blog...See MoreHow many pumpkins average in a half acre pumpkin patch??
Comments (2)If your plot it truly a 1/2 acre you planted far too few pumpkins. Typically you can expect around one pumpkin per vine which would put you at around 240, not all of which will be marketable. Here is an article that I bet you'll wish you had a few months ago. Clemson University Connecticut Field Pumpkin Study Quick highlights are that their best results were with 605 plants per 1/2 acre (I scaled it to your plot) they grew 390 marketable pumpkins. Their worst results were with 151 plants per 1/2 acre that yeilded only 60 marketable pumpkins. Also keep in mind that they fertilized, and had a plan for pests and diseases. If you don't do any of those things it is likely your yeild would be lessened. All that being said, you'll still have a lot of pumpkins if you tend your patch well. What is your experience with growing pumpkins?...See MoreSeptember in the pumpkin patch - questions
Comments (2)While I agree with terrybull I would like to point out that the water thing is usually only good for carving pumpkins. Generally with eating or pie pumpkins I try to keep the water content down. Big Max is a large pumpkin that generally doesn't make the best food so I'm assuming it's for carving or show. In that case, go with Terry's suggestion....See MorePumpkins and melons in same 'patch'?
Comments (7)Lscully02, just to be sure you're getting what Farmerdilla is saying, if you aren't planning to save and replant your own seed you absolutely don't need to worry about cross pollination issues. But if you do want to save seed, then you need to take precautions to prevent crossing of your seed. That means, either you find a minimum of 1/4 mile isolation distance for varieties of the same species (Jarrahdale and the Rouge Vif d'Etampes) or else you hand pollinate. If you hand pollinate you only have to hand pollinate the fruit from which you intend to save seed. Here's a link to the thread on hand pollination of squash. George Tahlequah, OK Here is a link that might be useful: Hand pollination of Squash...See Moretaxtax
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