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Midway, UT

Of course we talk a lot about the orange and green parts but what about the roots? What pumpkin plant has the largest and most extensive root system that you are aware of?

12/29/2008 4:17:00 PM

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AGs that are inoculated with the correct VAM have an absolutely MASSIVE root system. I believe the truly successful growers spend more time on roots than anything else.

12/29/2008 8:56:38 PM

Columbus,ohio

VAM? wat is that?....is so,e kind of fert?

12/29/2008 9:20:46 PM

Gold Hill, Oregon

i'm with giant pumpkin peep on this one. what is vam?

12/30/2008 3:40:38 AM

South East

vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

12/30/2008 7:34:44 AM

Ontario, Canada.

Jamie, your posted question is really more valid than most would think. The answer would be the pumpkin plant that could make the best use of its environment.

The environment would be one in which there is little disease opportunity followed by adequate drainage and oxygenation of the root zone. It would have an ample supply of moisture and good nutrient holding capacity. It would also contain a thriving soil food web with loads of organic matter as a food supply. The soil mixture would be of a sandy loam with a moderate clay content and be slightly acidic to slightly alkaline. The soil surface would be crowned to enhanced runoff or ponding and be weed free.

12/30/2008 11:08:34 AM

Colorado

Jamie the most prolific rooter of a plant Ive had was a 723 bobier back in the day.The plant also was aggressive.the pumpkin grew slow

12/30/2008 1:57:30 PM

Walton N.y.

i've grown a few seeds that have had lots of root mass the 707 and 905 toftnes and the 1121 bobier

12/30/2008 4:27:05 PM

Gold Hill, Oregon

what would the correct vam be to use?

12/31/2008 12:11:51 AM

South East

You need endomyccohizea bp dreamer. Endomyccorhizeal innoculant from bio organics has a blend of 8 endo
myccorhyzeal spores and would be a good produkt to use.

12/31/2008 7:26:41 AM

Joliet, IL

besides adding mych fungi, i have bought some activated biochar to add to the soil this spring to hopefully add another kick. i purchased mine from buyactivatedcharcoal.com which is the same product made by carbon char group based out of new jersey. i have read too many good things about biochar not to at least give it a try. the microbes and nutrients that live and are stored in the spongelike biochar feed the mych fungi which feed the roots. who know if make a difference or not, but i love the science behind it. we will see the effects in 2009.

12/31/2008 9:35:09 AM

Gold Hill, Oregon

i just bought some mycorrhizae fro the local grange co-op it has 3 glomus and 2 tricoderma listed under the endo. 1 pisolithus and 4 rhiopogons listed under the ecto. i think i read somewhere that the endo was the best for ags. this will be my first year using myc. the myc the cooks are talking about with 8 endos sounds better than the one i have. that biochar sounds like a good addition too.

12/31/2008 7:28:22 PM