Planting pumpkins with JD 1240.

Fullers Farmalls · Sep 15, 2014

Has anyone planted pumpkins with a 1240? It the plateless one and is in very good shape. I want to start a pumpkin patch and plant more apple trees in hopes of doing a fall harvest show in the next couple of years. We are going to put the heavy landscaping felt between the rows to help keep the weeds down. Thanks.

DoubleR · Sep 15, 2014

This doesn't answer your question but I can tell you what I concluded.
We plant about 4 acres of pumpkins a year. We plant about ten different varieties meaning ten different size seeds. We walk along with a nail pouch to hold seed and a small plastic tube. You drop the seed where you want it in a pre-marked row. Kick the dirt over it with your foot and pace it off to the next drop. We get precision planting no matter what size seed we plant. We do about an acre per hour.
I have tried using my corn planter but I have found it works better for us the old fashion way.
My friend got a pumpkin setup for his JD plant at the JD dealer. He plants one varieties of pumpkins every year and does about 10-15 acres of them

Fullers Farmalls · Sep 15, 2014

That helps a lot. I'm not shy to the old fashion manual labor way. That's a good idea though. I'll have to remember that when we try it.

gtractorfan · Sep 15, 2014

If you're planning to use landscaping felt between pumpkin plants how will that affect the vines spreading and rooting down?

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