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Ely Mn

last fall i cut my pumpkins up into little chunks and spread them on the patch.i just shoveled the last couple of inches of snow off and found they are not all broken down yet.my question is should i rake them off the patch or just till them in?

3/14/2012 11:42:32 AM

Colorado

Till

3/14/2012 12:09:36 PM

Upa Creek, MO

You'd be suprised how fast stuff breaks down compared to winter. I'd till in.

3/14/2012 5:31:55 PM

Ely Mn

Thanks alot guys

3/14/2012 6:18:34 PM

Sourthern Utah

i cut one and added to the lil patch approx,, 400 sq ft,, see what it lookes like when the white nitro is melted,, lol

3/14/2012 6:30:50 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Just a thought ,, next time put them in a pile with fall leaves and some manure and turn the pile a few times they will break down nicely over winter..

3/15/2012 4:30:07 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

The compost pile loves pumpkins...

3/15/2012 7:35:19 AM

Hinckley MN

Master P, not much decomposition will occur while the ground is frozen. Till it in and it will go away. Till as soon as the ground is thawed and dry. they need a couple weeks in the ground to decompose before the plant roots get to them. if you are worried about it, scrape them away from the planting sites, but till them in everywhere else. Do you have your greenhouses built?

3/15/2012 8:39:39 AM

Ely Mn

I do not have the green house up yet but I will be working on it this weekend.the ground is still frozen

3/15/2012 8:52:00 AM