Growing Pumpkin On Roof

How to keep a pumpkin from rotting on the vine.

Growing pumpkin on roof.

An abundance of fruit can equal a rich. Pumpkin plants take up a lot of space. Grow pumpkins no larger than the heaviest thing you can carry up and down a ladder without assistance. A good rule of thumb is this.

Prepare the hills in advance with an abundance of old manure dug deep into the ground 12 to 15 inches. Bush type varieties that grow on shorter vines need 8 ft 2 4 m of space in all directions. In cool summer areas growing pumpkins on the roof is actually advantageous on another level. Talk about a green roof.

If your pumpkin variety grows along creeping vines space the hills in the same row 12 ft 3 7 m apart and space the rows 6 to 10 ft 1 8 to 3 m apart depending on variety size. The other reason you need to keep the pumpkin size down is that you have to get it down some day. Plant the seeds 1 inch deep into the hills 4 to 5 seeds per hill. Whereas in much warmer climates it can be done until july.

Pumpkins will grow up a fence or trellis but make sure it is strong and study since there can be as many as 9 pumpkins per vine. Have the observer be wired up to a regular piston pointing towards the air block and on top of it. However there s a limit to how much good heat can do. You can grow pumpkins from seeds or else buy seedlings from a nursery.

I have a small garden and was thinking of growing pumpkins on my shed roof. Space hills 4 to 8 feet apart. Page 1 of 2. The vines of small pumpkins can sprawl as far as large pumpkins.

If you don t have manure loosen the soil and mix in a 2 to 4 inch layer of compost. Plant pumpkins in widely spaced rows. Pumpkin growing tips. In grow your own page 1 of 2.

Should be loads of sun up there but i m not sure how wide or deep a pot i pumpkin on the roof of my shed. A favorite among children and gardeners the pumpkin plant is a fast grower that provides a lot of fruit. In cooler climates it can be planted from april to late may. Usually you can simply let them ramble around on their own.

You ll need a 6 x 8 foot area for 1 plant. Pumpkin vines can sprawl quite far although there are some bush varieties that grow in a more compact form. On your roof may sound like a neat idea it could cause water to pool on your roof causing damage to shingles. Best planting time for growing pumpkins is when the temperature exceeds above 65 f.