Growing Giant Pumpkins 2021 Part 20 - Fall Prep
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2021
- Trying to grow a 2000lb Giant Pumpkin - week-by-week series
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PART 20
Is this 2021 Part 20 or 2022 Part 1? Either way it doesn't really matter. I got 15 yards of compost delivered and used the Kubota BX to spread it and till it. Then I spread some Winter Rye seed as a cover crop. Winter Rye is really good for New England because it germinates down to 32 degrees - anything else I wouldn't be able to get growing. Cover crops are important for keeping the soil together over the winter, and will provide organic matter when I cut it and till it in the spring.
If you want to grow a big pumpkin next year start prepping now. Prepare a patch, get some good Atlantic Giant seeds over the winter, and read everything you can about growing them. Oh, and watch my videos again. You'll be surprised at how big and fast your pumpkin can grow with even a small amount of effort.
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I grow my pumpkins in New England, and I'm trying to beat my personal best Giant Pumpkin of 1832.5lbs. Happy to answer any questions in the comments. Subscribe for weekly updates to my 2021 season.
That fall prep really paid off in 2022!
Haha yes sure did!
Looks good!
Thanks Scott!
Looking good!!
Your patch looks awesome and certainly ready for next year! Well done! 👍😃
Thank you! A fresh till always looks great!
@@NortheastGiantPumpkin was that compost that you added with your tractor or was it composted manure???
@@stewartbanks3663 it was compost, but I don't know for sure what it's derived from. Most likely it's just from composted leaves rather than manure.
Love that! Good work there!
Thank you!!
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Like the drone aerial shots. Is your tiller a reverse tine?
Thanks Ken! Yes it is
@@NortheastGiantPumpkin So is mine but my results are not as good. Drag a lot of dirt forward but this is also the first year for the patch. May take a lot of years amending the soil.
@@kengalaska1684 hmmm. Does it help to move slower with the tractor? My patch is a couple of years old so I don't have many roots etc. to contend with
What did you seed in here? Just a cover crop?