And now you have seeds truely shaped by the area you are in, the climate, semi natural water expectations and pollination purely by wild means. Those seeds will lead to stronger plants.
This year I planted three pumpkin seeds each in three mounds of compost, and they grew great and spread all over my lawn and I got 17 pumpkins I think just from that. It was great.
I think pumpkins are one of the hardest things to grow, ever! Any winter squash is a big struggle. Those look really good. I keep trying every year though!
I planted my pumpkins in small wooden boxes with lots of chicken manure. I kept the boxes free of weeds. I have very large pumpkins. No squash bugs this year. Next year I am planting them in another area.
It's sure easy to jump in with both feet until you are over your head, especially when gardening. Somehow I always bite off more than I can chew and I've been gardening for over 60 years. Gardeners are optimists, we always plant more.
Im not a professional grower but I grow giants for competition and we grow differently than what you're explaining. But I completely understand that your video is geared toward new and beginners…but I have no idea how to sell my giant pumpkins. Meanwhile I see the professional guys selling theirs easily.. My largest is 1145 lbs 2 yrs ago. This year I have a 400 lb kin that'll just end up in my front yard display. Just like last years 700 lb kin did. I have no idea on how to find a buyer if therw were any in my area unfortunately..
I have grown pumpkins for the last 4 years. Two things i disagree with. 1 You dont need to water them as frequently as you said. This is the first year i didnt water at all past the first month and they did just fine. Much less disease and pm problems. Once they get going they dont need a bunch of water. Plus they pull water from dew through their leaves.
2. You dont want to put down too much nitrogen after about the first month. You will end up with a lot of great looking vines and leaves and few fruit. Once they start to vine let the niteogen go. Phosphorus for blooms and Potassium for the fruit after they take off. Hit it hard with N early.
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I grow pumpkins in my backyard every year!
I got 4 GIANT PUMPKINS from your Howden seeds. They weigh over 30 pounds! I’m thrilled
And now you have seeds truely shaped by the area you are in, the climate, semi natural water expectations and pollination purely by wild means. Those seeds will lead to stronger plants.
This year I planted three pumpkin seeds each in three mounds of compost, and they grew great and spread all over my lawn and I got 17 pumpkins I think just from that. It was great.
I think pumpkins are one of the hardest things to grow, ever! Any winter squash is a big struggle. Those look really good. I keep trying every year though!
I planted my pumpkins in small wooden boxes with lots of chicken manure. I kept the boxes free of weeds. I have very large pumpkins. No squash bugs this year. Next year I am planting them in another area.
When I save pumpkin and butternut seeds they seem to cross polinate. I never know which I am getting when I plant them.
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It's sure easy to jump in with both feet until you are over your head, especially when gardening. Somehow I always bite off more than I can chew and I've been gardening for over 60 years. Gardeners are optimists, we always plant more.
Im not a professional grower but I grow giants for competition and we grow differently than what you're explaining. But I completely understand that your video is geared toward new and beginners…but I have no idea how to sell my giant pumpkins. Meanwhile I see the professional guys selling theirs easily.. My largest is 1145 lbs 2 yrs ago. This year I have a 400 lb kin that'll just end up in my front yard display. Just like last years 700 lb kin did. I have no idea on how to find a buyer if therw were any in my area unfortunately..
I think it was a good year for weeds. I battled them for a while. Ended up giving up on the weeds. Still got produce. So it was a success.
I have grown pumpkins for the last 4 years. Two things i disagree with. 1 You dont need to water them as frequently as you said. This is the first year i didnt water at all past the first month and they did just fine. Much less disease and pm problems. Once they get going they dont need a bunch of water. Plus they pull water from dew through their leaves.
2. You dont want to put down too much nitrogen after about the first month. You will end up with a lot of great looking vines and leaves and few fruit. Once they start to vine let the niteogen go. Phosphorus for blooms and Potassium for the fruit after they take off. Hit it hard with N early.
I'm sure there are many more you missed 🙂 Send the kids out, they'll get a kick out of a pumpkin hunt!
I planted three seeds, got 4 pumpkins. Three of them ended up with little holes in them. That’s fine though, I’m happy with my one.
This will be the first year I won't have to buy pumpkins. I will have at least 8 and some for pumpkin pie. Take care
Ugh… ragweed… Satan of weeds. It would shut ne down every summer in Wisconsin. I live in Washington State now… no ragweed here!!!!