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Highland, Ca

Hi all, it's been a few years since I have been around and hope all is well in the pumpkin community, I have been wanting to start growing again but haven't had the room to do it until I met a local farmer that is growing pumpkins as well as many other vegetables and fruit, we were talking and he asked me to start a few plants to have for Halloween. I agreed to try it even though it is so late getting started. Well today I planted 3 starts that are 12 days old, I live in a very warm climate and anything could go wrong. Has anyone ever tried to grow giants this late in the game and have any advice on making the best of it?

7/14/2016 7:23:18 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

My first attempt, not knowing what I was doing, I planted store-bought seeds in the garden in mid May. They didn't sprout, got weedy and I tilled them up in late June. They sprouted on July 4. They set 1 fruit, and by Labor Day cucumber beetles shut them down. On the first Saturday od October it weighed 176.6# and I was thrilled with last place. I think that if you have good seeds and take good care of the plant and have decent weather you could get something respectable.

7/15/2016 11:56:43 PM

Highland, Ca

Thanks for the reply, it gives me some hope, good luck this year!

7/17/2016 12:03:12 PM

Highland, Ca

Thanks for the reply, it gives me some hope, good luck this year!

7/17/2016 12:03:26 PM