Giant pumpkin

[Master Blaster]

Has anybody on here ever tried to grow a giant pumpkin? This is my first time growing pumpkins and we are having a contest at work to see who can grow the biggest. I am open to any advice y'all might have...here is one of my plants

[HELLRAZOR]

Miracle grow/the stacks around roots should help

[waterdog]

get some dills Atlantic Giant pumpkin seeds

[muzzlebrake]

Watch this video.
Soil prep is the key and then lots of attention

https://youtu.be/hJ4Z_RdgvgU

[Master Blaster]

get some dills Atlantic Giant pumpkin seeds

We ordered seeds from a 944lb pumpkin

[DeerGeek]

Pollinate the female flowers with a Q-tip.

[Master Blaster]

Watch this video.
Soil prep is the key and then lots of attention

https://youtu.be/hJ4Z_RdgvgU

My land is tan clay so we tilled a 4X4 spot the best we could and mounded compost on top of that. I have watched about all the videos on youtube but very few in the south and almost none in Texas

[argel55]

I remember some article that said take all the blooms off the vine except one. Somehow they put a tube in the vine in front of the one you are growing and feed it through a bowl to feed this one pumpkin. Water or food to make the pumpkin grow bigger was in the bowl.

[Master Blaster]

I remember some article that said take all the blooms off the vine except one. Somehow they put a tube in the vine in front of the one you are growing and feed it through a bowl to feed this one pumpkin. Water or food to make the pumpkin grow bigger was in the bowl.

Yeah you let a few go and pick one due to shape or growth rate and cull the rest. I have never heard of tube feeding...will have to google it

[armadillophil]

My brother and I have grown giant pumpkins for about 6 seasons. This kiss of death every year has been vine borers. I've tried every pesticide, kept plants covered but they always kill plant. Biggest one I've grown is about 100lbs but they were on track for 500 plus

[Master Blaster]

My brother and I have grown giant pumpkins for about 6 seasons. This kiss of death every year has been vine borers. I've tried every pesticide, kept plants covered but they always kill plant. Biggest one I've grown is about 100lbs but they were on track for 500 plus

When do you start seeing the vine bores?

[armadillophil]

I would see the from early June thru summer. My squash this year have been dead for 2 weeks do to vine borers.

[Master Blaster]

dang that sucks...I sent you a PM

[armadillophil]

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[armadillophil]

This kiss of death


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