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Dresden, Ohio

I'm going to plant two plants in 2008, and was wondering how large of a compost pile I should make? Thanks!

10/5/2007 8:39:26 AM

Wallingford,CT

I buy 10 cubic yards for 2 pumpkins, each year.

10/5/2007 9:18:38 AM

Dresden, Ohio

Bart,

Is that 5 cubic yards each, or 10 cubic yards each? Thanks for your help.

10/5/2007 10:03:45 AM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

10 cubic yards equals how many pick-up loads? (6ft bed)

10/5/2007 11:22:01 AM

Dresden, Ohio

Also Bart,

Do you plant the pumpkin directly into the compost, or do you till the compost in? Thanks!

10/5/2007 12:31:58 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Till the compost in definately

10/5/2007 1:42:21 PM

Wallingford,CT

10 yards is the weight limit on a six wheel dump truck. each plant gets 5 yards. It is tilled in along with all the maple leaves I can get. Pumpkins seem to like it!!

10/5/2007 3:33:39 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

http://www.soilbuildingsystems.com/PickupConversions.php

10/5/2007 4:34:00 PM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

Hey thanks Borer, thats a big help for those like me who couldn't get past basic math! lol

10/5/2007 5:17:23 PM

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

one bucket load is a yard, and pretty much fills your pickup bed

10/5/2007 7:10:05 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Yeah but....watch the moisture content. The average half ton truck will be overloaded with just 2 yards of compost after a rain. Get a man's truck like Bart uses if hauling a lot of stuff.

10/6/2007 12:07:04 AM

Wallingford,CT

http://www.mindspring.com/~toftness/galary/images/compostsmaller.jpg

not the best picture but shows my patch and compost. I spread it one spade full at a time.

10/6/2007 7:28:32 AM

Dresden, Ohio

Thanks for the help guys!

10/6/2007 10:28:19 AM