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Season Checklist

 Pre-season preparation

Fall Preparation 
  • Site Selection
  • Soil testing (logan labs?)
  • Composting
  • Soil amendment calculations: Worksheets in “Intelligent Gardener” by Steve Solomon
Spring Preparation / Timelines
  • Mid-March
    • Soil Sample
  • End of March
    • Prepare hoop/greenhouse for pumpkins
    • Clean and prep pots and tools
  • April
    • Start seeds the second week of April
    • Soil preparation/amendments by third week of April
  • May
    • Transplant seedlings first week of May
    • End of May remove hoop / greenhouse
  • June
    • Mid June pollinate by hand
    • Anthesis application



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