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Jack be Little pumpkins

12 years ago

Hello, I am interested in trying these little guys next year. my problem is if I dig a hole for every thing i wanted to take a crack at growing, I wouldnt have much lawn to mow. I was wondering if it was possible to train Jack be Little pumpkins up a chicken wire fence and grow them vertically. My personal concern is, I know that normal pumpkin plants reroot them selves as they run and I was unsure if using this approach on the little guys would inhibit growth?

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bobb_2002
12 years ago
I grow mine on a fence but I also train them so they loop back to the ground in a couple of places. They will root if they are covered with a little soil and are more tolerant of stem damage from borers.
girlbug2
12 years ago
Grown JBL on a chicken wire fence twice now. Perfect. Go for it.
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geekstuff
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12 years ago
Thank you for the posts. I am getting excited. Growing season is almost on us. I will be starting my seeds within the next week and I am definately going to go with the chicken wire fence. I also got some fantastic help for growing the nmonster pumpkins on this site and cant wait to put them into practice

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