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Sunday, February 17, 2008
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pumpkinJesus
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The bottom of New Jersey
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This is my first attempt at growing a truly giant pumpkin. Have grown Dill's Atlantic Giant before, but this is the first year I have obtained seeds from other giants thanks to the generosity of other growers, the GVGO raffle and also the PECPGA. Tore up a new 50 x 60 ft. patch in the fall (our "regular garden" is about 70 x 80 ft. and is still always overcrowded, thus the need for more space), added 4.5 yards of horse manure, tilled it in and planted a cover crop of winter rye and hairy vetch. The straw-covered corner of the patch has garlic planted in it. The plan is to harvest the garlic in July and then let the vines grow into that spot. I hope the timing of that works out, I have a feeling I'll be scrambling to get the garlic out of the way as the vines attempt to engulf it. We'll see.
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