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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Getting the Plants Some Sun

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Today is the first time I've got the pumpkin plants out into the sun.  Cool right now, but not a cloud in the sky and more importantly i...
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Soil Heating Cables in the Pumpkin Patch

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This evening my son and I put in soil heating cables in to the pumpkin patch planting areas about 6-8 inches down in the soil.  These cables...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

We are Growing

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All of my initial seeds germinated except for one of the 2255s.  So I started a second.  I had almost given up on it at about the 48 hour ma...
Saturday, April 13, 2019

Seed Starting Time!

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Yea!  The first true day of the pumpkin growing season.  My son and I have started soaking our seeds.  We first started by sanding the edges...
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Soil pH and Nitrates

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I got the lab results back two days ago on my soil samples.  As any good grower will tell you, getting your soil tested is the starting poin...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Pumpkin MythBusters: Can Azos Help Grow Bigger Pumpkins?

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Sometimes scientists will go through all of the data from previously published studies from different journals (called a meta-analysis) to t...
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Pumpkin MythBusters: Do Bloom Boosters Work?

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If you go into any garden center you'll find one or more bags of bloom boosters in the isles.  Any grower who sees those bags at big b...
Monday, April 8, 2019

Pumpkin MythBusters: How Big is a Pumpkin Root System?

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I often see posts from growers asking how far down the tap root goes down and how far out the root system goes out from the stump on a pum...
Sunday, April 7, 2019

Pumpkin MythBusters: Areated Compost Tea -- Does it Work?

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This is the first of a series of posts on different pumpkin growing myths.  The hope of these posts is to get at the heart of what is best t...
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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Giant Pumpkin Growing Myth Busters

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Inspired by the popular Myth Buster's TV show, my plan, starting Sunday, is to do a series of posts about commonly held giant pumpkin ...
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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Pumpkin Prep Time

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Next 30 days is going to be busy.  I got soil samples from the patches, now that the snow is gone, that is drying and then I'll send int...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Soil Prep Time & Time for Amendments in the Pumpkin Patch

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This is an excerpt from a write up posted by Soil Scientist John P. Taberna.  In my opinion John is the leading soil scientist in the area o...
Friday, March 22, 2019

Yea. Greenhouse is Wired Up!

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A little excited.  The greenhouse is wired up now with power.  Those electrical plugs will be connected to smart plugs which will control fa...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Steve Deletas Giant Pumpkin Watering Presentation

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Steve Deletas has consistently been one of the best growers in the world for a lot of years.  As a profession he is a pilot, so he is away a...
Saturday, March 9, 2019

2019 Giant Pumpkin Fertilizer Program

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In 2018 I cut back some on the usage of seaweed in my fertilizer program.  After a discussion with a scientist at the Utah Giant Pumpkin Gro...
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Friday, January 4, 2019

Interview with 2,255 Pound Pumpkin Grower

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Ever wondered how someone grows a one ton pumpkin?  I sat down with Eddy Zaychkowsky of Alberta, Canada at Christmas time to ask how he grew...
Thursday, December 13, 2018

2019 Pumpkin Seed Lineup

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Back in October and November I started researching seeds to grow in 2019.  I think I have the seed lineup finalized now, but not sure.  On...
Sunday, December 2, 2018

Greenhouse Extending the Pumpkin Season

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So a little less than two weeks after sowing the winter rye grass seed in the greenhouse the first of the grass seed started popping up.  ...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

Why a Pumpkin Goes Heavy / Light

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I've seen discussions around this for years.   Why do giant pumpkins sometimes go heavy and why do they sometimes go light relative to t...
Monday, November 26, 2018

Cyber Monday Deals on Now for Giant Pumpkin Seeds, Fertilizers & DVDs

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Save 15% on your next order in the checkout by using discount code 'christmas15.'  Find the lowest prices of the year on items to ...