Growing Pumpkin On Roof

Whereas in much warmer climates it can be done until july.

Growing pumpkin on roof.

You ll need a 6 x 8 foot area for 1 plant. Bush type varieties that grow on shorter vines need 8 ft 2 4 m of space in all directions. A good rule of thumb is this. How to keep a pumpkin from rotting on the vine.

Prepare the hills in advance with an abundance of old manure dug deep into the ground 12 to 15 inches. Pumpkin plants take up a lot of space. Usually you can simply let them ramble around on their own. On your roof may sound like a neat idea it could cause water to pool on your roof causing damage to shingles.

Talk about a green roof. Best planting time for growing pumpkins is when the temperature exceeds above 65 f. Space hills 4 to 8 feet apart. Have the observer be wired up to a regular piston pointing towards the air block and on top of it.

Pumpkins will grow up a fence or trellis but make sure it is strong and study since there can be as many as 9 pumpkins per vine. An abundance of fruit can equal a rich. In cool summer areas growing pumpkins on the roof is actually advantageous on another level. I have a small garden and was thinking of growing pumpkins on my shed roof.

Beneath the empty air block place any type of block that a melon pumpkin can grow on and behind that space place an observer block. However there s a limit to how much good heat can do. If you re feeling ambitious plant the seeds in pumpkin hills mounds of dirt. It s warmer up there and pumpkins are heat loving plants that produce more and bigger fruits in hot weather.

You can grow pumpkins from seeds or else buy seedlings from a nursery. Page 1 of 2. If you don t have manure loosen the soil and mix in a 2 to 4 inch layer of compost. Plant the seeds 1 inch deep into the hills 4 to 5 seeds per hill.

In cooler climates it can be planted from april to late may. A favorite among children and gardeners the pumpkin plant is a fast grower that provides a lot of fruit. Pumpkin growing tips. Grow pumpkins no larger than the heaviest thing you can carry up and down a ladder without assistance.

The vines of small pumpkins can sprawl as far as large pumpkins. Plant pumpkins in widely spaced rows. Should be loads of sun up there but i m not sure how wide or deep a pot i pumpkin on the roof of my shed. Pumpkin vines can sprawl quite far although there are some bush varieties that grow in a more compact form.