10-09-2010, 10:16 PM
interesting, i never considered burying the vines. hell, i'd have to dig up the entire yard. they covered at least half an acre.
South Dakota farmer Kevin Marsh poses with his 1,674lbs pumpkin - named the ugliest at a recent Colorado event. Right, his daughters sit on another giant pumpkin he grew - this one weighing in at 1,536lbs.
------>He says he buries vines as they grow so they get double the amount of roots, and uses a lot of organic fertilizers.
South Dakota farmer Kevin Marsh poses with his 1,674lbs pumpkin - named the ugliest at a recent Colorado event. Right, his daughters sit on another giant pumpkin he grew - this one weighing in at 1,536lbs.
------>He says he buries vines as they grow so they get double the amount of roots, and uses a lot of organic fertilizers.