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. 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. If you re feeling ambitious plant the seeds in pumpkin hills mounds of dirt. Page 1 of 2.

However there s a limit to how much good heat can do. Plant the seeds 1 inch deep into the hills 4 to 5 seeds per hill. Pumpkin growing tips. Space hills 4 to 8 feet apart.

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. On your roof may sound like a neat idea it could cause water to pool on your roof causing damage to shingles. Pumpkin vines can sprawl quite far although there are some bush varieties that grow in a more compact form. An abundance of fruit can equal a rich.

A favorite among children and gardeners the pumpkin plant is a fast grower that provides a lot of fruit. Best planting time for growing pumpkins is when the temperature exceeds above 65 f. You can grow pumpkins from seeds or else buy seedlings from a nursery. Grow pumpkins no larger than the heaviest thing you can carry up and down a ladder without assistance.

Have the observer be wired up to a regular piston pointing towards the air block and on top of it. Prepare the hills in advance with an abundance of old manure dug deep into the ground 12 to 15 inches. A good rule of thumb is this. The vines of small pumpkins can sprawl as far as large pumpkins.

It s warmer up there and pumpkins are heat loving plants that produce more and bigger fruits in hot weather. The other reason you need to keep the pumpkin size down is that you have to get it down some day. Usually you can simply let them ramble around on their own. In grow your own page 1 of 2.

Talk about a green roof. Bush type varieties that grow on shorter vines need 8 ft 2 4 m of space in all directions. If your pumpkin variety grows along creeping vines space the hills in the same row 12 ft 3 7 m apart and space the rows 6 to 10 ft 1 8 to 3 m apart depending on variety size. Plant pumpkins in widely spaced rows.

In cool summer areas growing pumpkins on the roof is actually advantageous on another level. How to keep a pumpkin from rotting on the vine. If you don t have manure loosen the soil and mix in a 2 to 4 inch layer of compost. In cooler climates it can be planted from april to late may.