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Looking for a better way to plant pumpkins
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barrybro
Posted 1/26/2011 15:58 (#1574218 - in reply to #1572264)
Subject: RE: Looking for a better way to plant pumpkins


Southwest Michigan
sri - 1/25/2011 17:41

   I think if I was going to plant many I would get and old three pt hitch corn planter. Put hill drop plates in it or make your own. . That way it will drop three or four seeds per turn . Every ten foot pick it up and drop it down leave it down for a foot and pick it back up. Either mark it out ahead of time or mark the wheel. Could also buy a measuring wheel to put on planter. Get real handy put a heavier wheel with a gear that only kicks on every ten foot.The possibilities are endless. Start making them and selling them to other pumpkin growers.. There are many out there doing it by hand.



I plant a lot of different types of gourds squash and pumpkins, with a wide range in seed size. If I were planting 5 acres of the same pumpkin I would agree with you. I don't think I would save time changing out seed plates etc... I do have a 1950ish AC two row corn planter that I plant a couple of acres of Indian Corn with. Works great.

Barry
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