pumpkins help to grow big ones?

Question

what can you feed a pumpkin to make it grow huge?

Answer 1

I grow Atlantic Giants for competition and this is what I do. First you fix the soil by tilling in organic material such as horse and cow manure or yard waste but no tree parts such as chips. Chips will tie up the nitrogen. I have a garden that is 50 x 30 and I hauled in 4 heaping truck loads of composted horse manure. PH should stay between 6-7. Manure must be composted or you may risk burning the plants. This is best done the Fall before you plant. I take care of the soil months before I even think of planting. When it comes time to plant I start early by starting the seeds indoors in a potting mix and grow lights. You must start with a good strain of seeds. You can't expect to grow a giant if you don't have giant seeds. I do this about the first week of April. By mid May they are ready to be set out. I till up the garden and dig holes where I want to set the plants. The holes are about 1' deep. I put about 4" of composted manure in the hole and then cover it with dirt. I then set the plant on top. Giants will take a lot of water so planting them near a stream will be helpful. When I mow the yard I place the grass clipping around the base of the plants to help keep the soil moist and to prevent weeds. As the plants grow larger make sure you give them plenty of room to grow. A full size Atlantic Giant plant can take up to 2500 square ft. When they start to blossom and set fruit cut off all but 1 or 2 of the female flowers. This will divert the energy to those 1 or 2 pumpkins. Keep bugs off by hand picking or spraying. Spraying once a week with some water soluble plant food can be done but the roots will be gathering the nutrients from the soil. As the pumpkin is getting bigger you may want to put up some type of shade cover over the pumpkin to keep it from splitting. I hope I have been of some help. My pumpkins are not up to a thousand pounds ..yet. But they are getting closer every year.

Answer 2

Its not so much what you feed it. When the female flowers come(they have a swelling underneath the flower, the ovary, which will become the pumpkin) pick off all the flowers but one. If the vine is supporting many pumpkins, they all will be small. If its only nourishing one it will be very large. Same rule apples for tomatoes, peppers, etc, any fruiting plant.

Answer 3

you didnt say how big of pumkins you want.to grow their are many different types. now if you want real big ones, you have to start with the seed for growing the big ones. a good one is Dills atlantic they will grow to 400- 500 lbs or a wyatts wonder they will get 200 lbs. now if you want little ones the size of baseballs a good one is Wee-BE Little or baby boo. just keep them weeded and water. and watch for slugs they like to eat stemes. where they come out of the ground. hope this helps you

Answer 4

verify out your seed. They make all varieties of award triumphing super pumpkins. I raised giants final year, in all threat one hundred pounds a bite. they're surprisingly grown for carving, and there is rarely any pulp or seed. A soreness to get from one factor of the backyard to the porch step however.

Answer 5

water and sun. Watch out for pest.

Answer 6

miracle grow.

Answer 7

noit is wrong