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Old 27-05-2006, 09:22 AM posted to rec.gardens
David Hare-Scott
 
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Default How much space needed for Pumpkins and Watermellons?


"Lucky" wrote in message
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Anybody know how much space is needed for Pumpkins and Watermellons?

Thanks in Advance,

-Jason


It depends to some extent on the cultivar because the problem is not so much
the spacing of the hills (about 5ft apart) which the seed supplier should
give you, but the fact that the vines ramble. Last summer I had three hills
of pumpkins so you might say they needed 5ft X 15 ft but the vines spread
over at least twice that area. In the end the extremities went under a wire
fence and were pruned by the horses.

Different types have different habits in their spreading and in the tendency
to put down extra roots along the vine. In general allow more space rather
than less or you could face the dilema of having them over-run the
neighbouring plants or having to be cut back.

David