Growing Pumpkins

By

Coll3

11/01/2010

Years ago after Halloween we threw our jack-o-lantern into the garden, thinking nothing of it until it sprouted in the late spring. We left it alone and it produced a very large pumpkin. Not sure how heavy but we had to use the wheel barrow to haul it to the front porch to carve.

By

straightace

10/27/2010

If you or your neighbors grew squash, your seeds may not produce pumpkins. Instead,you may get a cross between a squash and a pumpkin. Generally, these mixtures don't taste very good. We've grown them! Toni

By

One_Blessed_Sister

10/27/2010

Yes, let them dry and you can plant them next year! Let them dry completely before storing them in an airtight container!

Do pumpkins still grow as they are turning orange? Thanks

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Can you help me with my pumpkins? They grow well, but only produce male flowers, therefore no pumpkins. What am I doing wrong?

By Kaye from Sydney, Australia

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RE: Growing Pumpkins

Go to garden department look for fertilizer that says something re producing flowers, and try that. (12/17/2009)

By PIKKA

RE: Growing Pumpkins

We had the same problem, the flowers were not being fertilized, you can either run around each morn with a art paint brush and fert' them yourself or as we did, attracted the bees to them. AS bees are attracted to blue and not the smell, we bought a couple of BIG blue silk flowers from the bargain store and placed amongst the vine. It works, also put them in veggie patch. (12/17/2009)

By Ausjulie

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My tip for growing pumpkins. I have a large drum filled with potting mixture about 1 foot from the top. I placed seeds in and the plant is growing well. All my lawn clippings go in the drum. It has a little water hole about 6 inches from the bottom.

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