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Saturday, June 13, 2009
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA [email protected]
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Another view of the new gourd patch. We have 2 more long gourds in our old patch. The soil in that patch is not as good (clay and lime) and the site does not get as much sun. Still we have grown gourds over 80" with poorer genetic seeds. That patch will likely get more artifical fertilizer so we can compare it with the new patch and organic fertilizers.
The new patch still needs some work. I want to get a thin mulch of grass clippings on it to hold down weeds and preserve moisture. We did set the plants close to the middle of the raised bed so they have more room for the roots to spread out. I plan to do some pruning on the trees in the back (east) so they can get some more morning sunlight. Still they get at least half day direct sun.
Last year Marty Schnicker set a new Iowa record in his first attempt at growing long gourds. Dick Stivers also set a new Jones County gourd record. Marc Petersen and Dan Carlson usually have great gourds at Pumpkinfest. We re going all out in 2009, so expect big things from Anamosa in October.
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