If you're growing pumpkins, here's what you need to know & a seed giveaway
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0:48 Growth & Pollination
4:37 KEY Watering Tip
5:24 Bushing Variety
6:58 Powdery Mildew
8:31 Topping
9:17 Recap
9:41 Growing on a Trellis
We kick things off by checking out some in-ground plants. As you can see right off the bat, some varieties like the sprawl. Vining varieties can take up a lot of space, but you never want to overlook the center of your plant. This plant is on drip irrigation, and there is a plastic landscape edging piece to help retain moisture.
The pumpkin male and female flowers both grow on the vines. You want to recognize your flower types. Female flowers have a fruit growing behind them, and males tend to be longer and have stamen. The pollination process should happen naturally, but you can always do it manually if you are struggling with your fruits not maturing. This applies to all squash plants too!
Even though this is a large plant, you could grow it in a container or raised bed. The roots need space, but the vines can spill out and stretch since they don't take root.
Like many summer crops (especially other types of squash), pumpkins are prone to mildew. To help keep that at bay, you NEVER want to overhead water your plants. Wet leaves will foster powdery or Downy mildew and eventually harm the plant.
Just a few feet over, we have another pumpkin plant. It's much more compact and has several fruits close to the main stalk. This bush variety looks a lot different than the vining kind. It can still take up a fair amount of space, but it definitely has a smaller footprint.
If you want to keep powdery mildew at bay, do what they have done! Once a week, they have been taking preventative measures like spraying with a milk & water solution as well as pruning off old or sickly leaves. Here in San Diego, it's just a matter of time, though. Pruning helps the mildew from spreading, and you should want to throw those leaves away in the trash (NOT in your compost bin).
On the vining plants, you can also prune them at the end of the vine in a similar way you might top peppers or tomatoes. That will stop the plant's growth and send energy back into the fruits. That's how you can end up at the local county fair with a big ol' pumpkin in tow.
As a recap:
-Grow in full sun
-Start in the spring or summer
-Provide adequate water
But what if you don't have the space to let a vine go all over? Well, you can trellis pumpkin plants! Here's a cattle panel arched over, and that allows you to take advantage of vertical space. This can take a little bit of work, though, since you need to train the plant to stay on the trellis and go in the right direction. After the female flower gets pollinated, keep an eye on the fruit as it develops. The last thing you want is a deformed pumpkin caught up in the trellis and getting stuck.
However you decide to grow your pumpkins, be sure to get them in the ground at the right time and give them the love they need!
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Комментарии:
Since first time I ate pumkin dessert, and then first time I held a giant pumpkin I fell in live with this amazing vegetable. Thank you very much for this important info you provide to us. And thanks in advance for the seeds. ;-) Regards from Canada.
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I like the idea of growing them over the trellis. Ron
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Cool
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I love pumpkins
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Thank you for sharing this valuable information ❣️
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Thank you! That was great information 🎉🎃👍🙂
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I realize this video is a year old. I’m hoping someone can explain what the ring around the drip emitter is.
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Very informative video. I am glad that you emphasized not to water on the leaves to prevent powdery mildew infection. For sure that is the reason for getting powdery mildew on my pumpkin leaves because in my village we used to grow pumpkin, pole beans, cucumber, ridge gourd, snake gourd and never had powdery mildew because they were grown on top of a horizontal (flat) trellis 6 ft above ground, and watering was done around the stem on the ground, which is very well stressed in your video here. Thank you very much for good video content. Thanks for your time and sharing it. I liked your video.
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Out of all the pumpkin videos that exist on the internet this is the only creator that thought to talk about actual pumpkin vine and plant care. Thank you so much.
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But what if the male flower identifies as a female flower, what happens then?
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If the pumpkins are turning out really small when they turn orange, is this maybe caused by a mineral deficiency to cause the size to not get to where it should be? Is there something you should do in the fertilizer to supplement this and how do you know which one?
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Punkins. Lol
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i get pumpkins about every other year. the opposite years they just don't grow for me.
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my pumpkins from Halloween grew in my garden and I don't know what to do because it looks like it's taken over the whole thing, can I train them to go a certain way on the ground? Kind of make a walkway with them so to speak?
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I’ve put mine on a Muck heap isn’t that a good idea
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I lovepumpkins
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I love making pumpkin spice cakes. I love this video because it tells me tips and tricks to look out for when growing pumpkins. I just got pumpkin seeds in the mail today and I cannot wait to plant them! ❤ 😊
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Superb!!! Your way of explaining is really amazing. Thanks a lot!
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Hi, I planted my first pumpkins, and this information was very helpful
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Awesome video. Thanks for the advice!
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Punkins or pumpkins? 😊
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Punkins?
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I would love a packet of seeds 😊
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Punkins..😂
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I need some more pumpkin seeds
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I love pumpkins and I just started watching your channel and I love the way you do your garden
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I like how she says "punkins" like they are baby punks
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I am a pumpkin lover for sure and love your content very interested in news letter thankyou
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What is the best fertilizer and/ soil preparation?
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But of course you realize? It is correctly pronounced "Pump-kin". Not Pun-kin.
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always fun to grow pumpkins
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First time viewer.😊
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I’m in love with your leggings!
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I have been strolling through many you tubers and I come across yours, I enjoy watching you grow your vegies, I have lots to learn and I appreciate your step by step. I am ready to get started. thanks
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I live in Miramar Florida love pumpkin anyway is made. Your garden is beautiful and thank you for your advise.
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I’ve ordered about 25 different varieties of pumpkin and gourds for this year… I have a question, as I usually used to buy started plants… some of the pumpkin seeds I ordered have like a green coating on them, most do not. What is that all about? I haven’t seen it on any other kinds of vegetable or melon seed I got
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Just thinking of starting pumpkin seeds!
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1st thank you so much for your video.
Why are there so many more male flowers than female?
Great video and love the idea of growing on a trellis.thanks!
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What is the name of the bush pumpkin
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Great video..... What variety of pumpkin is the bush shaped one? I have a couple spots that these would fit nicely.....
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It's Pumpkins, not Punkins ;-) Great video though.
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This is an URGENT request for help /advice....
I have bred and developed a brand of pumpkin, that I don't believe has ever been catagorized before.
Example :- maximum spread is approximately 1 Meter square,
Maximum yield 12 to 15 x 1kg pumpkins per plant.
Skin orange (fairly soft)
Flesh orange
300 + seeds per pumpkin.
I have searched the Internet for a similar variety, but as yet, have been unable to find anything similar.
I would appreciate advise as to weather or not, I have bred something "unique"?
Do pumpkins *really* need a full 6 hours of sun a day? I'm worried about the spot I have picked out for mine. Also, how much space would about 7 plants take up? (It's like, half are jack-o-lantern and half are small sugar pumpkins.)
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Hit the "like" and "subscribe" buttons. As if San Diego Seed Company is depending on the 1/2 penny per view they get paid for being the content creator.
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Such good information! Thank you!
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Thank you!
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She grows punkings, but I grow pumpkins.
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Yes I am hear for it
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