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Sunday, April 07, 2019
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com
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We are going to do things a little different for the field pumpkins this year. Last year we planted too early and lost some real nice ones that rotted before the weigh-offs. Also, We didn't do early tillage except for the planting sites. Then we tilled with the fork ahead of the growing vines. We also added mulch to try to hold down weeds and protect pumpkins from the soil.
This year we will get our workouts with the fork and till up the whole area early. I bought some annual ryegrass and dwarf Essex rape seed and will seed a cover crop on all but the planting sites. Just broadcast it and throw on some compost so the rains can work things in. When the field pumpkins are getting ready to vine out in June, we will cover them with buckets and I will spray the whole patch with glyphosate. Hopefully this will hold down the weeds and grow most of our mulch right in place. And we will do a better job of vine pruning. Hopefully we can break the 100# barrier this year. Last year was close.
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