HFI_Matt wrote:
Is that you or is that the pumpkin you got seeds for? Ether way great to have you here:)
I have never grown big pumpkins but I have got some awesome sweetie pie pumpkins! Just keep your patch weed free and from what I've read pick the pumpkin you want to grow big and cut all the other ones off the vine. The idea is all the energy will go into the one pumpkin vs all the others.
You can be sure the bigger the pumpkin gets the more water it will need since they have a shallow root system! I would add some compost tea made from rabbit manure (add liquid kelp and fish) if you can get it.
Lastly, I hear when it gets hot you should cover them will something to give them shade.
Hope that helps!
That's just the type of pumpkin the seeds came from.
(not me)
Yeah, I've heard that. Maybe I'll do that for one or two and then try to get some smaller ones.
Pupkins drink so much water.
It doesn't really get that hot here in Canada, maybe 82 F max. I add fruit compost and chicken manure to it. That should help. : )
Thanks.