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West Chazy,N.Y.

Hi everyone!
I have just tilled under my cover crop,(2 area's 25'x30') the soil looks real good. My soil sample is being tested .
Last fall I tilled in 10 yards of horse manure,all
my grass clippings from the summer,and all the leaves I could find from last fall.And egg shells
from the local resturant for 2 months. my hot houses are ready with heating lights and a thermostat,to keep a steady temp. Next I am tilling in small pieces of black plastic. I also have 2 250 gallon tanks for watering with soaker hoses,which I am going to bury 6" in the ground.
I will start 2 seeds the first of MAY ,a
1059 Johnson "02 & a 940 Mombert "98

Does anyone have any other info that I need to know ?

4/1/2004 3:13:05 PM

sounds like you added some good stuff to your dirt....but why are you tilling in pieces of black plastic?!?!

4/1/2004 5:51:42 PM

West Chazy,N.Y.

Someone told me here to , too help warm up th soil.

4/1/2004 7:35:41 PM

Massillon, Ohio

and did they tell you to feed your pumpkins milk and live children ? LOL ... j/kidding ... but when you grow a 1500 lb punkin we will all be tilling plastic GUARENTEED !! (isnt that how things work).

4/1/2004 7:57:41 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Are you sure the said to till in the plastic or lay it down after tilling. I see no advantage to having chunks of black plastic in the ground. This has to bring havoc also to the tiller tines.

4/2/2004 3:13:00 AM

Montoursville, PA

Good basic stuff!!! I project a personal best in the making.

4/4/2004 8:18:42 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Yikes! Hey Rcat...If it works I'll do it...but I think you missed something in the post,,,anyway love the effort and grow em Big!
chuck

4/4/2004 8:37:14 PM