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Monday, August 27, 2018
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com
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Why is a hoop house going up in the end of August? My daughter and I plan to grow a pumpkin for the Iowa state Fair, early August competition. We can't get heat cables in that far from the house to warm the soil. so This is the next best. This plot has space to give 2 plants 820 sq ft. The ends were mustard, tilled in planted to rape and radish. The middle was sweet corn, now mustard. I mowed and tilled the rape/radish like a mustard crop. The hoop will heat the soil. In October I will fill it with leaves and grass to prevent deep frost. I will start this week with leaves and grass around the outside of the hoop. The hoop will stay up over winter. Hopefully we will have warm soil for an early start next year.
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