Growing Giant Pumpkins 2022 Episode 7 - Secondary Positioning, Fertilizing, Wind Protection
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2024
- Trying to grow a 2000lb Giant Pumpkin - week-by-week series
EPISODE 7 - June 4th - June 5th
At this time of year the plant is growing fast in multiple directions. The secondary vines require some organization to get them positioned where I want them.
The plants get some frequent applications of soluble fertilizers to supplement what's in the soil.
And finally wind is a major risk to these leafy plants, so I'm trying out some wind protection that some other, better growers have been using with success.
BTW - all this year's videos now have captions in them to explain some of what I'm doing.
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I grow my pumpkins in New England, and I'm trying to beat my personal best Giant Pumpkin of 1832.5lbs. Happy to answer any questions in the comments. Subscribe for weekly updates to my 2022 season.
Loving these videos!
Glad to hear that - thanks!
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nice looking plants a couple of questions . what is your fertilizing program . do you soil test / how old are the plants since you put them in the ground . and how old were they before you planted
I started the seeds April 12th, transplanted them outside May 6th. Yes soil test every spring and then add fertilizer amendments based on the test results. The fertilizing plan really varies depending on how the plants are looking
What did I just watch
Me growing giant pumpkins
You're watering in full sun?!
Yep they dry off quickly
is it important that grass doesn’t grow underneath? i started a mound in my backyard but never cleared the ground of grass. should i lay down landscaping fabric ?
Grass will make root competition with the pumpkin plant.
Hey Ben - at each leaf node there are roots, so if there's grass it will be harder for the roots to get to the soil, and once they're there there's competition with the grass roots (as DrZergling said). Landscape fabric won't help with that. Ideally there wouldn't be any grass. But maybe as a middle ground you could still bury the vines at the leaf nodes to give the roots the best chances of success
When do squash bugs start to appear?
I've seen one or two, but it seems to be later in June for me
How long would you say the main is at this point?
I would say about 13 feet
Any advice for some of my leaves turning yellow?
Hmm sorry that's a tough one to answer as there's lots of things that can do that
What’s in patch 2….
Nothing too exciting - just a regular vegetable garden for a couple of years