Thank you for such a thorough article & accompanying resources.
I have done some research regarding planting in grassed over fields & haven't found any pros/cons, hoping to learn about how to use the resources I have. I'm disabled & unable to do a lot of manual labor- such as digging out new garden beds/fields. I do have a horse pasture that receives 80% southern exposure daylight & aprx 10-15% shade from tall forest mid morning throughout Summer. The pasture is fallow & manure aged. Would pumpkins do well if I dug out larger planting holes, place aged compost, bonemeal, and soil into holes, fertilize regularly with fish emulsion, and let the vines ramble?
This ground drains easily, yet my plants stay healthy. Do I need to worry about grass possibly trapping moisture on the pumpkins? Are there other risks with grass that I should know? Will this equate to larger battles with insects/blights/etc?
THANK YOU!
Thank you for such a thorough article & accompanying resources.
I have done some research regarding planting in grassed over fields & haven't found any pros/cons, hoping to learn about how to use the resources I have. I'm disabled & unable to do a lot of manual labor- such as digging out new garden beds/fields. I do have a horse pasture that receives 80% southern exposure daylight & aprx 10-15% shade from tall forest mid morning throughout Summer. The pasture is fallow & manure aged. Would pumpkins do well if I dug out larger planting holes, place aged compost, bonemeal, and soil into holes, fertilize regularly with fish emulsion, and let the vines ramble?
This ground drains easily, yet my plants stay healthy. Do I need to worry about grass possibly trapping moisture on the pumpkins? Are there other risks with grass that I should know? Will this equate to larger battles with insects/blights/etc?
THANK YOU!