Soil Preparation and Analysis
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Subject: Manure Application
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KeepCalmGrowBig |
Saint Marys, PA
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2014 will be my first year for seriously growing giant pumpkins. In an effort to do it right I'm preparing my soil now. I bought Don Langevin's first two books about a month ago and thought I saw that he recommended 6 inches of manure mixed with leaves and till down in the fall. Went I went to double check tonight I couldn't find it. Can anyone tell me if that sounds like a good plan?
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9/25/2013 11:15:02 PM
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Punk'nLvr |
Niagara Falls,NY
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I'm not sure of the rate, even though I think around 10-20% total is a good starting point.Just watch out for chicken and pig manures. They can be "hot" and too much is not good for the plants, so a little goes a long way. I use either cow or horse ( sometimes horse manure has more weed seeds in it). Hope this helped a little.
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9/27/2013 7:40:41 AM
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yardman |
Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee
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If you can get rabbit manure.do so its a cold manure that can applied any time,plus what there fed you want have seeds resprouting.
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9/27/2013 8:09:51 AM
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