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No-Till Pumpkin And Winter Squash After Winter Rye Cover Crop, Northern Indiana, 2020, Elizabeth Maynard Dec 2020

No-Till Pumpkin And Winter Squash After Winter Rye Cover Crop, Northern Indiana, 2020, Elizabeth Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

No-till planting of pumpkin into a killed winter rye cover crop is a system used by growers in a number of states, including Indiana. Advantages mentioned by producers in addition to soil health benefits from the cover crop include cleaner pumpkins at harvest, and in rainy seasons, less mud in the field making a more pleasant experience for customers who pick pumpkins right from the field. This paper reports on a project to develop a workable no-till system at a university research farm that can be used for demonstration and in future research to better understand and improve production practices. …


Plant Spacing Demonstration Plot With Jack-O-Lantern And Giant Pumpkins, Elizabeth Maynard Dec 2001

Plant Spacing Demonstration Plot With Jack-O-Lantern And Giant Pumpkins, Elizabeth Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Plant spacing is known to influence the size of pumpkins. To demonstrate this influence two jack-o-lantern cultivars and two giant pumpkin cultivars were grown at narrow and wide in-row spacings at Coulter's Farm in Westville, Indiana.


Plant Spacing Demonstration Plot With Jack-O-Lantern And Giant Pumpkins, Elizabeth Maynard Dec 2001

Plant Spacing Demonstration Plot With Jack-O-Lantern And Giant Pumpkins, Elizabeth Maynard

Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Research Reports

Plant spacing is known to influence the size of pumpkins. To demonstrate this influence two jack-o-lantern cultivars and two giant pumpkin cultivars were grown at narrow and wide in-row spacings at Coulter's Farm in Westville, Indiana.


Pumpkin Cultivar Performance In Northern Indiana, 2000, Elizabeth Maynard Dec 2000

Pumpkin Cultivar Performance In Northern Indiana, 2000, Elizabeth Maynard

Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Research Reports

Pumpkin cultivars were evaluated in plots at County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana. Yield, fruit number, and average fruit weight for sixteen jack-o-lantern types, seven pie types, three mini pumpkins, and six specialty pumpkins are presented in this paper.


Pumpkin Cultivar Performance In Northern Indiana, 2000, Elizabeth Maynard Dec 2000

Pumpkin Cultivar Performance In Northern Indiana, 2000, Elizabeth Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Pumpkin cultivars were evaluated in plots at County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana. Yield, fruit number, and average fruit weight for sixteen jack-o-lantern types, seven pie types, three mini pumpkins, and six specialty pumpkins are presented in this paper.