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PUMPKINS SOWING SEEDS AND CULTIVATION 



T> ECAUSE the vines grow so strongly, pumpkins cannot 

 U be considered a practical crop for the home gardens 

 of moderate dimensions. 



As a rule, pumpkins are grown as a by-product of the 

 cornfield (see illustration) or in some isolated fence corner 

 where the vines can spread without restraint. In the 

 cornfield a few seeds are placed in every third or fourth 

 hill of every third or fourth row, covering them about 

 half an inch deep. When grown separately, hills are 

 prepared the same as for watermelons, about nine feet 

 apart. 



As the plants are very susceptible to cold, seeds should 

 not be sown until sometime during June, generally when 

 corn is thinned out. Seedlings appear within a week. 

 Only two should be allowed to grow in each hill. Given 

 rich soil, they develop very rapidly. They have no insect 

 enemies of any consequence and require but one thing 

 to do well, namely, ample moisture. 



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