Growing Pumpkin On Roof

The vines of small pumpkins can sprawl as far as large pumpkins.

Growing pumpkin on roof.

Best planting time for growing pumpkins is when the temperature exceeds above 65 f. The other reason you need to keep the pumpkin size down is that you have to get it down some day. If you don t have manure loosen the soil and mix in a 2 to 4 inch layer of compost. In cool summer areas growing pumpkins on the roof is actually advantageous on another level.

If you re feeling ambitious plant the seeds in pumpkin hills mounds of dirt. You ll need a 6 x 8 foot area for 1 plant. 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. Pumpkin vines can sprawl quite far although there are some bush varieties that grow in a more compact form.

A good rule of thumb is this. You can grow pumpkins from seeds or else buy seedlings from a nursery. Whereas in much warmer climates it can be done until july. Prepare the hills in advance with an abundance of old manure dug deep into the ground 12 to 15 inches.

Talk about a green roof. On your roof may sound like a neat idea it could cause water to pool on your roof causing damage to shingles. In grow your own page 1 of 2. Page 1 of 2.

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. Space hills 4 to 8 feet apart. Pumpkin plants take up a lot of space. It s warmer up there and pumpkins are heat loving plants that produce more and bigger fruits in hot weather.

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. 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. However there s a limit to how much good heat can do.

Pumpkin growing tips. In cooler climates it can be planted from april to late may. I have a small garden and was thinking of growing pumpkins on my shed roof. Plant pumpkins in widely spaced rows.

Grow pumpkins no larger than the heaviest thing you can carry up and down a ladder without assistance. Usually you can simply let them ramble around on their own. 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. Have the observer be wired up to a regular piston pointing towards the air block and on top of it.