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il

What is good to keep weeds down and let my pumpkins grow?

9/24/2002 4:45:40 PM

Southern NH

before or after the season?

9/24/2002 6:45:00 PM

il

At the start and during till the end of season.Was my first year growing pumpkins.I used plasitc this year,and sure that was not a real good idea.

9/24/2002 8:55:36 PM

Key West, FL

you pull them by hand

9/24/2002 8:57:35 PM

Southern Illinois

hello belknap,command 4 ec is a pre-emergence,use 2.5 pints per acre will kill,it will control pig weed rag weed,morning glorys,redroot,smart weed,cocklebur,lambsquarters,those are some of the weeds we have around here,dont buy any i have some left from 2 years ago,i can give you some next spring,are i can come over and spray for you,command is registerd for use with pumpkins,it will also kill alot of grasses,try to get your patch ready to spray a month before you plant.

9/25/2002 1:05:31 AM

GULFPORT,MISSISSIPPI

Jasper, this is what i have been doing for a few years and it really works well. After i prep the soil and make my hills for the pumpkin seed, i completely cover the whole patch(minus the hills) with newspaper three sheets thick. once all of the paper is down i cover it with fresh hay from haybales that i get from a feed store. This keeps the weeds from growing and also breaks down naturally into the soil adding ammendments to the soil. Give it a try next year,i'm sure you'll be happy with the results. Weeding is no fun anyway.

9/25/2002 10:33:35 PM

Southern Illinois

hello gulfport,what kind of hay do you use,and is it guarantee to be seed free.if jasper use hay around here he is liable to get a bunch of johnson grass,then his patch will be worse than before.

9/26/2002 8:04:04 AM

GULFPORT,MISSISSIPPI

Heavyhitter and Jasper, i'm sorry it took me so long to respond.As far as what type of hay i am getting, i'm not sure.I could try to find out though.I'm sure there is grass growing from it because during the winter it looks like thick rye grass,but i didn't plant any seed for that to grow. I think of this as "green manure" and knock it down with my weedeater and till it into the soil. There's no need to worry about this "grass" growing back in your patch during the next season as long as you repeat the process each year because nothing can grow up through the paper and hay until it has broken down and disintegrated.Trust me, if i can offer one piece of advice to help anybody out there, it would be this tip. If you're still skeptical, just try it in one area or around one plant, that way you'll have more time to weed around the other plants. check out my grower diary picture of what it will look like. Happy wednesday to you!

10/2/2002 1:31:49 PM