2007-04-01 09:02:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Plant seeds after the soil has warmed ( to above 60 degrees) and after all chance of frost has passed. (You can find all kinds of pumpkin seeds at your local garden center, from huge jack-o-lantern types to little , sweet pie types.)
Make a 'hill' in your garden- take a shovel full of compost and add it to your garden soil, then mound it up into a cone. (Pumpkins like rich soil.)
About an inch deep, plant about three seeds a few inches apart. Cover with some fine soil and keep moistened by lightly sprinkling them until they have germinated. After they are up, select the strongest one and nip the other two out.
If you want to grow one of those humongous fair pumpkins you have to pick a good one and clip off all the subsequent blooms. All the energy will go into your special prize. Hope it's a winner!
2007-04-01 09:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by illbegone_likeabatouttahell 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd only add that you should stick with smaller varieties if you live in a hot climate. Note those mammoth varieties are typically grown successfully in mid and northern states.
They are pretty low care; but watch for fungal problems on the leaves and rot forming if the fruit rests in a damp spot.
2007-04-01 17:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by samfrio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋