Last Saturday I went and got another load of compost, and then did some deep subsoiling on the new patch. I'm going to continue getting compost whenever I can find the time. This stuff is quite good, and will do wonders for the soil in the new patch.
I like to read gardening books over the winter. This year I found a great one. "The Vegetable Gardener's Bible", by Ed Smith. Ed teaches the reader his method for wide rows and deep raised beds. I always thought that my garden would be better if I could quit walking on the same soil that is housing my roots. This book teaches you how. I'm still not sure with regard to the giants, but I now have some ideas.
The author will challenge your thinking with regard to using fertilizer, other than seaweed and fish. The plan is to start with good soil amended with compost, and then not to shock the plant with fertilizers. There is a lot of material that challenges our thinking as gardeners. I'm not sure that all of it translates to giant pumpkins, but, most of us do a lot of conventional gardening and this book is surely beneficial.
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