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St.Paul, mn

How much area do you need to grow punkins? This is my first time at this and how many seeds do one plant? Thanks Mark

10/9/2001 10:15:36 AM

Ga.

very large area,,and few seed

10/9/2001 10:39:06 AM

Chester Co., PA

Mark, A plant can be grown in a patch of 400 to 2500 Sq. ft (the bigger the better). If you what to be sure to have a surviving plant better start 3 or 4 seeds, but you have to have the guts to weed out all but one.

10/9/2001 1:12:07 PM

Eagan,Minnesota

I would say that a 40-40 ft area should work...This is what i heard....I grew the 375 pound pumpkin this year in an amazing 250 square feet!!
Chris

10/9/2001 2:54:48 PM

Leicester, NY

Mark,
I know a grower who tilled up a 15'x15' area, let the vines grow out into the lawn area and ended up with 700+ pounds. I doubt one could consistently grow large fruit with such a small area. I have always preferred 900 sq. ft. per plant, but my 1061 pound pumpkin this year was grown in 550 sq. ft. The growers with larger planting areas, up to 2500 sq. ft. per plant, do very well too and can often set multiple fruit on the bigger plants. I usually set just one pumpkin per plant... Joe P.

10/9/2001 8:46:38 PM

western Kentucky

550 sq. feet and 1061 that is a nice accomplishment..... dang that is a lot of pumpkin for so little plant. Joe you'll have to come down to kentucky next season and teach me how to grow theses things.:)

justin

10/9/2001 9:12:58 PM

Deer Park WA

Most growers say 1000 sq. ft. is plenty. Infact Kirk Mombert grew his world record squash, and another 1000+ pumpkin on the same plant this year with 1000 sq. ft. Of course his soil is pristine.

10/10/2001 1:45:01 AM

Central Connecticut

How do you grow a Squash & Pumpkin on the same plant???

10/10/2001 7:04:41 AM

Long Island,New York

You don't really grow a squash and a pumpkin on the same plant. What happens is some groups have color requirements for the contest catagories.If a fruit happens to have a bit more green or grey color on it it might be considered in a different catagory....squash.

10/10/2001 8:19:52 AM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

i just seen where one fruit was covered with a blue tarp and made a pumpkin the other was covered with a black & silver tarp and made a squash. i dont remember the web site but its very interesting. its worth looking for. the address is somewhere on this site, but not sure where.

10/10/2001 9:12:01 AM

western Kentucky

i found this web site;

http://web.raex.com/ldwelty/Colormanipulation/Shade.htm

it had the blue poly tarp and the siler and black tarp methods along with a few others

Justin

10/10/2001 5:00:32 PM

Deer Park WA

I saw both of Momberts pumpkins from the same plant at Canby. One was definatly greener than the other.
Luck of the draw I guess?

10/10/2001 8:42:07 PM

Puyallup, WA

It is a fact that one in twelve men in the USA are Red-Green Color Blind. If only color defective men are on the
Category Committee, there will be no problem!! <grin>

10/14/2001 12:53:38 AM

Greencastle, PA

two 1000 pounders on one plant is pretty good. so is 1,061 on 550 Square feet.
Tom

10/14/2001 2:11:58 PM