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Dighton MA

Hello I'm a 1st time giant pumpkin grower. My plant is coming along great I'm at day 9 and it's bigger then a softball and growing like mad my question is what should I put under my pumpkin ? I have a feeling it's going to get big I'm not sure so far it s green and growing and I'm feeding it

Thanks
Woody

8/13/2016 8:35:22 PM

Austin MN

Hi woody, most growers will put sand other there pumpkins it keep the water off the base you just keep adding sand as it grows.

8/13/2016 8:40:55 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

I put some weed fabric down before I put the sand down. It makes fall cleanup go better. Some growers get other kinds of fabric or sometimes plywood.

8/13/2016 9:30:07 PM

Aurora

woody, I use fiber cement board, mill fabric and sand, i am also using eps board under another with holes drilled in it. i just also pollinated a 1623 wallace on the 8th of August, after dealing with svb. plant has recovered so far, regrew and has a nice fruit growing like mad on a secondary. we should keep in touch with each other! i'm at DAP 6 and softball size. plant is really aggressive. congrats to you on the ride ahead!

8/14/2016 8:40:07 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

It's Green? are you sure you have a giant pumpkin?

8/14/2016 10:27:06 AM