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This morning at about 9am I just finished putting up new fence post and run brand new wire(electric) in 2000 sq ft of my patch area.(Thank goodness I didnt put my compost in and more manure)
At about 1:00pm today Im now moving,LOL. I never would have thought that I would be moving in a million years,it was the very last thing that I would have ever thought of doing. I wasnt planning on moving to another place anytime soon if at all for that matter, but it just so happens the wife and I have found a beautiful house with alot more flatter fenced in land(for pumpkin growing,lol) with a barn to boot. I can now finally have horses,,,,for manure for my pumpkins.... Its just luck we found this house the way we did today, and it just so happens that the house is empty and ready to be moved into. The only bad part is I hate moving things from one house to another,its gotta be on my list of the worst things to do. We plan on being in by the middle of Feb sometime.

So now Im going to be starting all over on everything,Im hoping to stay with the same seed line up if time permits and also if my soil samples are good enough. So between getting the house ready and the regular things you do after moving Im hoping I have enough time to till up my GIANT new area,put the manure down asap and compost in the spring. I also have to tear down the fence posts and new wire I just put up this morning here at my old house, and also take down the posts and wire that was already in from last year in my other patch area. I was planning on 10 plants this year and as of right now I still am. I would like to add a couple more because of more space now, but i know thats really pusing things. So lots to do with so little time now. You think it can be done or do you think I could be just wasting some plants? Anyone move this time of year and have a patch ready to roll by summer?

Brooks

1/24/2006 9:43:51 PM

Puyallup, WA

I've found that it takes about two years to get one's soil "up to speed". You can still have fun your first year.

1/24/2006 10:17:38 PM

[email protected]

Fate.

1/24/2006 11:44:14 PM

Indiana

Pull a Hester and take your dirt with you!

Congrats!

Tom

PS....grew the 1097 in farm dirt

1/24/2006 11:47:02 PM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

I am moving too. In July... at least I won`t be cold.
Good luck with the soil test ;-)

1/25/2006 1:43:08 AM

Hensler North Dakota

Welcome to the moving gang. We are planning to move the week of Valentines. Good luck and happy packing

1/25/2006 2:24:21 AM

Hobbiton New Zealand

The rules when I leave this farm and go to another is that I get to take my patch soil with me and as long as the hole gets filled in where patch is now it not a problem.
So get a digger and truck and go for it

1/25/2006 3:24:41 AM

Ohio

I have alot of compost in a pile Im going to take with me for sure. Im thinking hard about taking the first 3 inches of soil,the lady said they used to have a huge garden there at one time,I just gotta find out where and hope that soil is half way decent.Im thinking back in the day they still used manure and compost on their gardens. The house is only 8 yrs old but the farm is over 60.
I Just looked out side and we have a inch of snow with the wind at about 40 mile and hr.It doesnt look like its going to be fun in this kind of weather,but it will be worth it in the long run. After friday I wont be on here for a couple weeks,Ill have alot os stuff to do for sure.

Its funny though, first thing I did even before I went into the house was to see where I was going to have my patch, and it wasnt hard to figure that out at all, I wanted the house even before I went inside LOL. I right now could not tell you where the bathrooms are in that house haha. Ill miss my neighbor though, hes been farming for over 35 yrs and was like a father I never had,he taught me alot,he is a great guy to sit down and listen too. I wont be far from him though, only moving about 3 miles from this house.

Talk to you guys in a few weeks!
Brooks

1/25/2006 4:46:55 AM

Ohio

Tom, I grew my 845 (1097 Beachy) in almost virgin soil last year, its hard to say but if my soil was a little better in that spot its no telling how big my 845 would of been,that 1097 will grow anywhere. As long as I can get a 1097 Ill be growing em, its the funnest plant I have ever grown.

Brooks

1/25/2006 4:56:07 AM

Romney West By God Virginia

Good luck with moving and with growing a giant this year!

1/25/2006 6:29:57 AM

Mocksville, NC

Brett has moved again, and this time he said he not taking his dirt. He's starting over, and talked to Jerry rose he moved to a new patch awhile ago, and 1st year soil brought in his 1370

1/25/2006 8:35:53 AM

Massillon, Ohio

congrats brooks !! that is so exciting !!!! no worries about the pumpkins. i grew my 1032 in a "new" plot. didnt start adding things in until march.

1/25/2006 9:30:31 AM

Ohio

Thanks everyone,

Christy, I didnt know that about your 1032! Thanks for the confendence that a monster can still be grown in a new area! Did you grow that 1032 with no soil test as well? Have you ever had a soil test is what i should be asking,LOL. If you havnt yet, I sure wouldnt start now because you could ruin a good thing.LOL

1/25/2006 9:56:21 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Hey a true pumpkin grower recognizes good soil. Most of us started by converting our yards into pumpkin patches. Big difference when you move to a farm. The land we are moving to has perfect pumpkin growing soil.

1/25/2006 9:56:46 AM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Maybe I should move to Ohio... not a bad idea. Idaho, Ohio,
kind of "sounds" the same.......

1/25/2006 10:20:05 AM

Sophia WV

Congrats Brooks hope everything goes good for you. Robert

1/25/2006 10:32:23 AM

Austria

@Jernej, where are you moving?

1/25/2006 10:35:01 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Andy grew the 1407 Wolf in a new garden. Good luck Brooks!

1/25/2006 11:21:19 AM

Coventry R.I.

good luck brooks with the new house, wish i had more room

1/25/2006 1:56:21 PM

Massillon, Ohio

i must admit that i actually did have a soil test last spring for the 1st time. soil tests are overrated. (LOL i can see the peeps now chastizing me and saying i'm an idiot...). best wishes! ;)

1/25/2006 3:27:46 PM

addison Il

You may be luckier still theres always a chance the soil your moving to could in fact be great as its not been grown in for some time giving it a major rest, and the pests wont with luck have the chance to find you not to mention the more room thing and the horses you now get to keep. I would call this a blessing we moved into our house and that spring tilled the garden and added loads of good stuff and grew pumpkins not giants mind you but still had loads of fun. May you grow your biggest giant yet as a housewarming thing and congratualations. Whens the house warming/patch tour free all you can eat picnic for you good friends? LOL.

1/25/2006 4:34:16 PM

ordinary,VA

Orangeneck is right Andy started new and it worked out pretty good for him.
go with the lineup you had in mine.
plenty of 'hot seeds' next year.
maybe one of them will be yours.
good luck and congrats!!!!

1/25/2006 5:37:02 PM

Ri

Brooks the best of luck, you have mail, and congratulations. Peter

1/25/2006 7:40:47 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Brooks, good luck with the move. Take some of that patch soil just for good luck. Sounds like you've found a nice spot to live and grow.

Glenn

1/25/2006 8:43:37 PM

Belmont, NH

Brooks, To bad everyone lives all over the country. You would have plenty of help moving. Hey, let me grab that box of seed for you..... Bruce

1/26/2006 6:52:45 AM

Joliet, IL

nice purchase boz, good for you brother. i think with some hard work this spring you can still manage a great year. there is no doubt that your soil will improve over time, but it wouldn't stop me from giving it everything i had anyways with hopes for getting a new PB. i am jealous of the amount of new space you have. my trip to my current jobsite takes me by farm after farm, and all i could think of today after reading your post was how cool it would be to someday have a big ass patch on a farm. congrats!!!!

1/26/2006 4:46:35 PM

Santa Cruz, CA

Good luck with your new house!! Sounds like a wonderful patch.

1/27/2006 1:30:41 AM

Minerva,ohio

congrats Brooks!
great news,like a dream come true. . .more land for giants and horses to boot! Now comes the work. Best to you !
Michelle Verhoff

1/27/2006 8:33:33 AM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

@Heino: I am not moving far. Ljubljana is not big. Though I am leaving my garden I will have 20m2 of atrium at my new flat (for giant bamboo) and an unbelievable pumpkin patch in the very center of Ljubljana.
The change is gonna come!
Jernej

1/29/2006 12:33:59 PM