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Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

I know this has been asked a thousand times but I figure I would start a fresh thread :). What is everyone's average square feet per plant. I am debating on putting 3 plants in 1900 square feet or just go with 2 plants and give myself obviously more space per plant and a little working room. 3 plants would be a very tight 550 to 625 max sqaure feet per plant with little or no working room or 2 plants would give me about 850 square feet with room to move around in the patch.

So....whats everyone's average square feet per plant?

Thanks... Ray

3/16/2013 11:51:24 AM

Salem, Oregon

I'm growing 3 plants. One area is 900SqFt. Two are in areas 500SqFt each....Average sqft per plant 633

3/16/2013 12:10:41 PM

Colorado

Average 650,but think 800-900 is ideal

3/16/2013 12:17:29 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Probably about 800

3/16/2013 12:33:34 PM

Glosta

625

3/16/2013 12:33:45 PM

Germany

RayL, shoot me an email (you find my email addy in my diary...I guess you know how), then I can send you some Excel-made graphics which show the correlation of pumpkin weight and square footage for some frequently planted seeds. Looks like up to 500 sqft it makes a great contribution, whereas the weight increase per square footage is small when going to more than 600-700 sqft per plant.
Dale Marshall grew his 1723 in a 500 sqft greenhouse. On AGGC you can find some more big ones which were grown in such medium size patches.

In your case I would suggest 3 plants...one for a stem end split, one for a blossom end split and one for a pumpkin to make it to the weigh-off, i.e., to be more on the safe side to finish the season with a pumpkin (...or you just don´t plant those which produce the splits, but I´m still not sure how to find out about that at planting time).

3/16/2013 12:38:17 PM

Long Island,New York

northwest rain.....in which plot do you plant your best most coveted seedling...

3/16/2013 12:40:37 PM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

thanks for the replies so far. pumpking, would like to see that....email is [email protected]

thanks

3/16/2013 1:27:46 PM

Pumpking , that sounds interesting. Have you ever put it in your diary ?

3/16/2013 3:26:26 PM

Germany

email sent Ray.

@spudder: no, haven´t put it in my diary, because there´s a couple of pictures (not just one or two)...but maybe I should do that, right now it might be the right time for that, because the flood of diary entries is still missing due to pre-season activities.

3/16/2013 3:42:34 PM

Germany

@spudder: Done! Tried to squeeze everything into four diary entries. Should appear soon. Thanks for the suggestion.

3/16/2013 4:10:00 PM

3 acre corner in Whittaker,Mi USA ([email protected])

i've got 30 foot x 30 foot allotted for each plant (900 sq. ft.total per plant) probably gonna try to squeeze 4 plants in the patch which may reduce that number to about 700 sq. ft. for three of them and 600 sq. ft. for one of them. i have noticed though that in the last few years people have been growing bigger and bigger kins in smaller amounts of sq. ft. Erik F.

3/16/2013 6:01:27 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

500-600 sq feet is average for me.

3/16/2013 6:51:34 PM

Thanks.Quite interesting, shows you don't necessarily need a huge patch for a pumpkin.

3/16/2013 9:29:06 PM

Rhode Island

ray id go with three plants. theres strength in numbers.630 sq ft each plant is not shabby.
pap

3/17/2013 8:24:08 AM

Piqua, Ohio

Yesterday Ron W. said since growing 840 sq ft plants he's reduced his foaming stumps, it never crossed my mind when I was loosing 600 sq ft plants every year, so I will be trying at least 800 sq ft this year.

3/17/2013 10:58:50 AM

Muddy Waters

Yes I'm torn between 2-3 plants in my 28 x 60 screen house.I feel if every things just right 560 a plant is sufficient.After hearing Ron speak yesterday,I started toying with 2 plants at 840 each.On second thought,I figure if I start 3 one will most likely bomb out by July 4th.Last year I had one that wouldn't set fruit.so I ended up with 2 plants anyway.So I think I will go with 3 plants and take Pap & Rons advice & pull the slacker mid summer.Then I can let the plant grow out bigger.Thanks Ron for sharing.

3/17/2013 12:01:24 PM

Torrance, Ca.

When Ron and the panel spoke in Vegas,,,,,, I knew I was going to have to do the best I could with what area I had. Ron is growing in 840, some of the other on the panel are growing in 1000 sq ft and Daletas growing as big as 1200 plus per plant............

I'm just going to do the best I can with the area I'm growing in:)

Can we start yet?????????????

3/17/2013 12:37:14 PM