2014 Pumpkin Patch Thread

I got my garden tilled last week! I have 12 pumpkin seedlings started, I have been hardening them up this week. I am hoping to plant them this week, after I figure out some sort of barrier to keep my lab puppy out of them!!!
I didn't have any luck last year either, I had pretty good size vines started, even flowered then either bugs or something wilted/killed them seemed like over night! Anyone know what it could of been! They just all wilted and died!

Nothing yet. I'll till here in a couple of weeks as I don't plan on seeding until about the second week of June this year. Weather has been crazy. We still had snow coming down just a couple days ago. Didn't stick, but we're still having cold temps.

Y'know...I've never grown my own pumpkins, but I'm tempted. Have had a hard time the last few years finding the really big ones. I'm a bad gardener, though, since I hate weeding and watering.

beautiful nightmare, I was thinking about your pup the other day. How is he doing?

Oh, yay!! The new pumpkin thread! I have my seeds, and my little mini pumpkin garden plot is all cleaned up, but the weather has been way too cold to start planting. I planted at the beginning of June last year and had a great turn out, so I will most likely wait until then again...or late May, at the earliest. IF it ever warms up, anyway. The way the weather has been with below average temps, I worry I won't be able to start planting until July!! I had my mini pumpkins growing up to and along my garage roof last year...it was CRAZY! Lol, I think I may keep them snipped back this year a little and only let them grow up to the roof, but not along it. It looked awesome, but was killer difficult to keep up with and trained. We shall see when the time comes.

ya I don't think I will get to plant till end of may at this rate I laugh and tell hubby we are going to have pumpkins growing in the house if weather dose not warm up soon lol

kakugori said:

Y'know...I've never grown my own pumpkins, but I'm tempted. Have had a hard time the last few years finding the really big ones. I'm a bad gardener, though, since I hate weeding and watering.

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A good pumpkin patch kills weeds.

I'm finally joining in on a pumpkin thread this year. We've bought our starters, but have been waiting for the last couple of threats of frost to pass.

It's been many years since I've battled the squash bugs. Seems like a proper time to take another run at it.

I will be trying my hand at some small pumpkin patches as well. If it can stop raining I will get the area ready for planting. Hopefully I can plant the seeds in the next few weeks or so.

Looking forward to seeing how your pumpkin patches will fair out!

O'God I love seeing pumpkins growing again and Saki yours are already looking great.

printersdevil said:

beautiful nightmare, I was thinking about your pup the other day. How is he doing?

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He is doing well. Growing like a weed, I shared an updated picture on the mini reaper discussion thread.

Seeds went in the ground today. I used some leftover seeds from last year. If nothing pops up in a week or two I'll go buy some newer seeds. I had ordered some seeds through Amazon last month but they never showed up.

Hey guys, if you have little ones and don't know about this book, check it out. My good friend Debbie Reece wrote it several years ago. It is called The Christmas Pumpkin and is adorable. http://www.beebopbooks.com/

It is in paperback and hardcover. Love the story.

matthewthemanparker said:

Seeds went in the ground today. I used some leftover seeds from last year. If nothing pops up in a week or two I'll go buy some newer seeds. I had ordered some seeds through Amazon last month but they never showed up.

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Any secrets Matthew to get pumpkins to grow in Georgia soil, I mean Georgia clay? I had planned on building a mound box and filling it soil and fertilizer about 8 feet out. Then letting the vines grow wherever.

Col. Fryght said:

Any secrets Matthew to get pumpkins to grow in Georgia soil, I mean Georgia clay? I had planned on building a mound box and filling it soil and fertilizer about 8 feet out. Then letting the vines grow wherever.

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I'm using a raised bed I made last year using landscape timber and filling it with a mix of topsoil and compost. My yard is nothing but clay too.