Large Pumpkin Growing

[Midnight]

Well, I found a bunch of giant pumpkin seeds from the website you guys mentioned. They are being mailed on Monday. Some dude just sent them to me, with out me sending any money. I am used to paying 100's of dollars, just seemed to easy.

Thanks for all the advice you guys. I hope to be breaking ground on this grow soon. Until then, see you guys around.

Good deal man, keep us posted!

 

[paladin420]

Hello. Won the local pumkin contest once. The gran buddy and I just started some alantic giants. Saddly none will look like the beauties posted here,but yes they still look damn good on the porch. Frost in August is not uncommon here.
Have any of you pros heard of or used a sour milk i.v. into the stem?? Gotta be cheatin -

 

[chefro420]

I one a local contest when I was 9 . I was out there babying that bitch everyday!! I forget how big, I wanna so close to 300lbs!! Think that year or around then I won a tom Contest too! Think she went 4+lbs! I will have to get the exact weights from my parents.

 

[turtle farmer]

I can't wait to get my seeds started..........looking forward to a great season
2011 nor cal weigh offs
elk grove oct 1
uesugi-morgan hill oct 8
half moon bay oct 10
good luck to all
if you're coming to the early420 cup at Good Karma,let me know I'll bring some mammoth seeds to give out

 

[turtle farmer]

tomorrow's the big day for the kids I gave some seeds to.

I'm guessing three of them weigh 300 pounds..!!!!

 

[DoobieDuck]

TF great job on these, I'm envious. The late frost here took me out of the game in early June..21 degrees brother. Some i'm an on-looker and these by you look great! DD

 

[supermanlives]

my last attempt was pathetic. bought great seeds, dug big holes and added compost. thinned the vine to one pumpkin. end of season that pumpkin wasnt even as big as a basketball. errrrrrrrrrr

 

[turtle farmer]

thanks DD,the kids from church were so happy...they weighed 290-265-213-127-109.
my friend won elk grove and a state record with 1691.5,then two weeks later won half moon bay and re set the state record with 1704...I'm looking forward to next year,my goal is a 2000 lb mammoth--I've ammended a few acres for two years now,and seeds from champions...
Supermanlives--I had $100 seeds that didnt even pop,a friend paid 350 per seed and didnt pop...my first attempt a few years ago did just like yours,lots of work for a pumpkin smaller than the grocery stores...I learn more every year...
Giant pumpkin seed swap/auction in elk gove,ca. in the spring--over 4000 seeds last year.

 

[hunt4genetics]

Can someone suggest a trust worthy site that sells giant pumpkin seeds for less than 10$.

They don't have to be world record seeds, offspring from 500 pounds are so.

I want to get my feet wet before I shell out big bucks for world record level seeds.

If you can't post the seed company's name here, please PM me.


Peace.

 

[Midnight]

Can someone suggest a trust worthy site that sells giant pumpkin seeds for less than 10$.

They don't have to be world record seeds, offspring from 500 pounds are so.

I want to get my feet wet before I shell out big bucks for world record level seeds.

If you can't post the seed company's name here, please PM me.


Peace.

Their is absolutely no need to buy them. just go to www.bigpumpkins.com They will give them to you for the cost a a self addressed bubble envelope.

 

[guest59452]

has anyone mentioned the atlantic giants strain thy grow up in canada? i dont know if we have enough sun in lower latitudes because the sun is out more during the daytime further north. ive grown atlantic giants they are pretty good, but they do better in california from my personal experience if you live there

 

[Luda]

Dammit I should of gotten seeds and started them in January maybe I can track down a seedling.

 

[shack]

I see this thread is from last year,I hope we can keep it going.
Heres a pic. of my attempt at a giant pumpkin from a couple years ago.Will be trying again this year.
Don Langavins books are very informative,worth the investment.
Good luck to all you pumpkin growers this year

 

[med_breeder]

To bury vines or not?

I see it recommended by experts.
But then the big yeilders, many tend to not do it.

What's your take?

 

[shack]

Definitely bury the vines, all the big boys do it.
It helps to encourage roots to grow at the nodes and it keeps the wind from blowing them around and possibly breaking them.
I see in my pic that all the vines aren't buried but most of them are, I left the ends uncovered so I could move them around as the pumpkin grew.

 

[MrSterling]

Great thread! I've a package of Dill's Atlantic Giant, and a neighbor with 90 cows' worth of shit he doesn't mind me taking away. Gonna try for a big beauty this summer, but as it's my first pumpkin year I'd be happy with a hundred pounder .

 

[Limonene420]

very cool stuff Shack, wish I had the space for some gigantic pumpkins. I'll have to stick with some sugar pumpkins till I can afford a place with a real yard.

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[turtle farmer]

You up and running Shack?
I have four plants going full tilt..one has a giant already,the other three are coming along.
@med breeder-the plant with the buried vines has the biggest pumpkin by at least 100 lbs.
also growing giant tomatoes(4.20 lbs) and watermelons(234 lbs)--
October 6,2012 Elk Grove,Ca weigh off,cant wait!!!
anyone else out there?

 

[shack]

Hey Turtle, I started with 5 plants and am now down to 2., the others were culled due to disease. My biggest pumpkin is at 168 lbs. I'm a little worried as it should be gaining 10 to 20 lbs a day and its only putting on 5 to 10 lbs per day. I lost the cable I need to transfer pics from my camera to computer so I can't post pics. Gonna try to get that cable this weekend.

 

[shack]

check out this site for cheap pumpkin seeds
http://www.pandpseed.com/