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Kutztown, PA

I've seen people using wheat straw, leaves, and even landscape fabric as mulch around their vines. My vines go commando but I can think of both good and bad mulching outcomes. Anyone out there using mulch succesfully?

12/20/2022 4:18:44 PM

Lodi, California

Calm down, you have all winter to ask your questions, you don't have to post them all at the same time!

Just kidding, I like all these conversations lol

12/20/2022 4:32:00 PM

Spring Hope, N.C. - USA

It depends on your soil temp,Microbes dont like temps high.Good Microbes) Know your enviroment and grow with it, Good microbes less decease more pounds more trips to weigh offs

12/20/2022 6:27:34 PM

Anchorage Alaska

A certain grower in Canada , used the solar green IRT plastic film mulch, with outstanding results !! something I will definitely be looking into ,something most far north growers should consider

12/20/2022 10:26:30 PM

Grittyville, WA

I have had trouble finding anything guaranteed to be glyphosate-free.

12/20/2022 11:20:06 PM

Spring Hope, N.C. - USA

if at ed of season organic matter is gone or pumpkin just stops growing early.mulch will help.more reasons to used than not to use,

12/21/2022 6:33:54 AM

Bethlehem CT

Mulching could be the way of the future. They could help growers to achieve bigger plants early in the season. Because the plastic mulches can help increase heat in the soil and also the reflective light for the leaves which really make them grow.
This grower did a great job with the white reflective mulch.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=333051

12/21/2022 7:34:38 AM

Bethlehem CT

dale from down under grows some really big ones with an organic mulch of sugar cane stems and other organic materials.http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=335420

12/21/2022 7:36:53 AM

Bethlehem CT

This 1063 pound AG was grown on hay mulch.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=244995
And so was my 268 pound bushel gourd
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=327309

12/21/2022 7:54:40 AM

Diamond, Ohio

Has anyone ever tried straw matting that comes in a roll?

12/21/2022 1:33:19 PM

Spring Hope, N.C. - USA

somethig to think about is the caron to nitrogen ratio of material used

12/21/2022 5:09:14 PM

Kutztown, PA

I was thinking of running a long strip of some type of landscape fabric, may be what you mention above, along the main vine since that's where access to weeds is limited. I guess cut holes at leaf nodes along the way.

Ashton - you're a valuable member of the brain pool; try to keep up. It takes a tremendous amount of "Brain Picking" to grow the first 3,000 pounder. LOL

12/22/2022 8:55:33 AM

Syracuse, NY

OOOhhhhhhhhhhhh - LOL

12/22/2022 11:11:42 AM

Spring Hope, N.C. - USA

I place straw over vine after it is grown out. Another b
enefit is squash bug are less problem. They like to spend night under the vine.

12/24/2022 9:53:23 AM