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Hudsonville, Michigan (michiganpumpkins@sbcglobal.net)

When planting two back-to-back plants in one cloche, how much space do you give between plants?
Frank

4/29/2004 7:04:38 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Frank....I'm going 5 feet. Others I have heard say 6' or so.

4/29/2004 7:06:23 AM

Commack, NY

Frank, last year i did back to back. they were 4 feet apart north to south, and then 2 feet apart east west. then i grew them at each other. for the first 4 feet each plant had secondaries only on one side, then after that the normal x-mas tree pattern. lets see if this works. the X's represent the stumps, and the I's reprsent the main vines


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4/29/2004 8:45:28 AM

Commack, NY

well i can see it didnt work! LOL.

4/29/2004 8:46:31 AM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

I had two i grew last year and one of them produced my biggest pumpkin..thet were about 6-8 inches apart..i think i have a pic of them in my last years diary..

4/30/2004 11:40:20 AM

Montoursville, PA

Hey Frank..........if you go to my diary, the 2003 one, I have the back to back situation I think Scott is explaining on a drawing. It will be in the early part of the 2003 diary.

I won't try to explain it here. Get's words all twisted around my eye teeth. Then I can not see what I am saying.

4/30/2004 11:51:49 AM

Hudsonville, Michigan (michiganpumpkins@sbcglobal.net)

O.K. Thanks guys. I might try that staggered back-to-back method...

5/3/2004 7:15:53 AM