5 Tips How to Grow Ton of Pumpkins at Home

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  • @rochellehultsman4895
    @rochellehultsman4895 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I have never had so much amusement watching a pumpkin harvested, love your happy chuckles. Thank you for sharing so much with the world❤

  • @harbinger9913
    @harbinger9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    Fun story when I was about 6 years old my parents decided to plant decorative pumpkins what we use in the US for carving for Halloween. They intentionally did this so I could grow my own pumpkin. The year they planted them nothing happened we didn't get a single sprout. The following year within a few months of Spring the vines had completely covered my father's shed most of our backyard, and I'm pretty sure tried to eat our dogs at one point. We got one single pumpkin. It was a big 1, but it was the only 1 lol.

    • @j.l.thurman2725
      @j.l.thurman2725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      my pumpkin is not exactly doing much, any female flowers die before blooming. my pie pump is doing well though. cute story.

    • @TileBitan
      @TileBitan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      you might have some problems related to pollination, but if u did have a ton of flowers i think your plant was healthy

    • @j.l.thurman2725
      @j.l.thurman2725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TileBitan they're not even getting to flower before they wither and die. there are loads of bees around, and I also go out and hand pollinate. I'll see a female flower and it never matures, just shrivels up and drops off.

    • @TileBitan
      @TileBitan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@j.l.thurman2725 weird, try to look it up on the internet i doubt its a disease. Maybe the PH is on a bad spot

    • @marieindia8116
      @marieindia8116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I find that compost makes a huge difference to the success of any cucurbit. My best result was planted next to my compost pile. They really rely on it.

  • @elitearbor
    @elitearbor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Here in Montana, USA, I have no need of pumpkin growing tips... the trick here is to dig a little hole for the seed, stand well back, and use a slingshot to plant the seed. The standoff distance is so the leaves don't hit you in the eye when it shoots out of the ground in an immediate burst of growth. I trim about 5' of vine back per plant per day just to keep it on my own property.
    I only have four plants growing.

    • @AestheticWaif
      @AestheticWaif 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is hilarious!

    • @melodytenisch6232
      @melodytenisch6232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😁👍

    • @loririchards-guenter3047
      @loririchards-guenter3047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same in central Nebraska.

    • @LSinclair
      @LSinclair 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi! What did you feed them? Or what kind of soil do you have? Thanks in advance!!

    • @elitearbor
      @elitearbor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LSinclair It's just regular old topsoil, mixed with compost. I dust a small amount of bone meal and blood meal on top, as well, but things sure do love growing there!

  • @BartTheBardOfficial
    @BartTheBardOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That moment the chickens came walking over to see what's up got me by surprise. I love chickens so much. They're the best!

    • @erosley
      @erosley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're adorable 🐔🐔🐔

  • @smason4794
    @smason4794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    Hey mark!! I've been watching you for years my friend and you've inspired me to start a garden. I went outside to my dragonfruit yesterday and I finally have my first flower. Thank you my friend from Florida USA

    • @Chilly-uq2zl
      @Chilly-uq2zl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Im from So FL! My dragon is flowering as well!

    • @smason4794
      @smason4794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Awesome to hear😋 in mainly excited because I rescued the cuttings from someone that was gonna turn it into fertalizer.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Great to hear! I remember our first dragon fruit flower it was HUGE and I was (and still am) amazed at how beautiful they are but not only that, home grow DFs are delicious. Tip - chill them in the fridge before eating. Cheers :)

    • @Berkeloid0
      @Berkeloid0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very exciting! I got my first flower about six months ago followed closely by a second, and ended up with two large fruits! All the more impressive as I'm growing it on a balcony (although yes, it kind of has taken over the balcony I must admit!)

    • @aquaseahorselove3939
      @aquaseahorselove3939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So many of us Floridians here. I just started growing dragon fruit also, just made a trellis and it’s already grown to the top.
      Our climate here causes plants to thrive, we can grow so many things!

  • @PlantGuild
    @PlantGuild 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    So this summer we used compost to start our new Sunflower raised garden bed. Then after a couple of weeks we noticed some new leaves that were NOT sunflowers. Turns out it was seedlings from the pumpkin that was tossed in the composter 6 months prior. We now have HUGE Tetra Giant sunflowers and five pumpkins thriving at the base level. This video gives me the confidence to keep growing pumpkins every year. Love your videos here in Colorado, USA

    • @odeldodelhorst7549
      @odeldodelhorst7549 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      now you just need to plant beans and you have a version of the "3 sisters" garden.

  • @craigdaurizio686
    @craigdaurizio686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Love this. We bought about 4 pumpkins from the market this year and then I performed some half arsed compost piles and used the piles around my yard. I had pumpkin growing just about everywhere.
    We've made pumpkin buns, pumpkin filled buns, pumpkin curry, and several pumpkin stir frys. Then we harvested a bunch of seeds to do it all over again.
    Can never have enough pumpkins.

    • @2163mrjeff
      @2163mrjeff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolute same thing happened to us! Started composting a year ago (we have 3 big piles now). And out of nowhere, pumpkin plants EVERY INCH of our piles! It all came from our Halloween pumpkin we threw in one of our composting piles 6 months ago! Ive been looking up all kinds of recipes now lol...

    • @thatswhatisaid8908
      @thatswhatisaid8908 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about pumpkin scones? And pumpkin pie, and pumpkin cheesecake?

  • @deborahoconnell339
    @deborahoconnell339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Mark, I doubt you will read this but on the off chance you do, I want to thank you for not only your service and sacrifices, but also for your content. I find your videos very informative and particularly funny, but humble at the same time. I have been binge watching but in reverse for the last 4 days straight. I’m an ER RN x 25 years, in NYC..during 9/11 , and years of turmoil following. Never considered myself weak or having PTSD, as never served in military or injured in combat. I have suffered mentally as an ED RN for so many years, witnessing Trauma and attempting to save lives. I’ve seen things, no one should ever have to see and or do. I was ok or at least I thought I was until August, 2017 when my only child, my son committed suicide. I’ve been lost and wandering ever since. First, suicidal, then begging god to kill me, drinking to excess, quitting my job, doing everything and anything I could to not feel, and buy myself some time, to recover. I began, a container garden in my small yard ( condo- sold my house etc)… born and bred in the concrete jungle…never even mowed grass, let alone grew anything. I found I really enjoyed it. Managed to grow in my first tiny attempt in only pots…2 sweet corn stalks, 1 broccoli, 1 spinach, 2 cherry tomatoes, 2 determinate tomatoes, small sugar watermelons, pumpkins and peppers! No experience, no research.. just bought lil plants, potting soil and water. Didn’t even fertilize or feed cuz never heard of those things ! I was just amazed and very proud. 2020 feb before covid got a Doberman puppy for companionship and protection. 2021- January stopped drinking, mild exercise ( mostly walking w dog) diet, ( so far lost 60 lbs I gained since son died) and enrolled in graduate school for MSN to Family nurse practitioner. Started to feel a bit bored and decided to invest in growing food again bc I liked it so much, began to seriously do research and found your channel. You are a great role model, and more than just a survivor of war and PTSD. You have transformed a home and made it a homestead, role modeled for your kids, spent important valuable time that can never be replaced or even accounted for, began a new career as a videographer and you tube personality and succeeded in everything you have put your mind to. You are truly an inspiration to not only myself but to everyone experiencing hard times, heartache, loss, suicidal ideation, and PTSD. Thank you for sharing and helping everyone…just by doing and being yourself! God Bless you and your family!

    • @beigebiscuit8081
      @beigebiscuit8081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I read your post I'm so proud of you. I pray you have a happy and safe 2022 God bless you.

    • @mindyloper4454
      @mindyloper4454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Self Sufficient Me

    • @Keepinitreel108
      @Keepinitreel108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

    • @josephatchanda4613
      @josephatchanda4613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great show and createful

    • @ncgman0335
      @ncgman0335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You’ve seen/been thru more than most could imagine. I already know I love you. Bet lots do just hearin you. I’m sorry for what u been thru somehow I feel you will be a guide for others including myself thank you for everything u been thru

  • @helen4937
    @helen4937 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hi Mark, I live in Victoria Australia . Recently retired and have back issues, but I've been watching your videos through winter. You have inspired me to garden again :) and I purchased a large Birdies raised bed. It's all set up now, and I'm starting some seeds... Thank you very much for your great videos.

  • @PissBoys
    @PissBoys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Mark, your boundless positivity and cheerful disposition is always a bright spot in my day.

  • @kellyweinberg5482
    @kellyweinberg5482 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You’re my favorite gardener to watch on TH-cam. Informative and funny!

    • @franzinauen8443
      @franzinauen8443 ปีที่แล้ว

      ..and nice to watch the muscles. lol The food seems to be healthy!

    • @tweir1609
      @tweir1609 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Mine too😊

  • @johnirvine8828
    @johnirvine8828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Love your work and enthusiasm Mark - a couple of things:- 1. Good cheap anti-fungal for cucurbits is whole milk watered down by half to two thirds. 2. If you like a tasty pumpkin wait until the stem dries before picking. Cheers to all..

  • @fen212
    @fen212 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Those dad jokes and puns are the best 😂

  • @celscookinggardeningchanne3557
    @celscookinggardeningchanne3557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nice pumpkins you got there Mark

  • @brandywvstrong9673
    @brandywvstrong9673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I ended up with accidental pumpkins this year. They ended up to be huge. Can’t wait to see how it turns out. I absolutely love your videos!!! 😊

    • @craigdaurizio686
      @craigdaurizio686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amazing! We did too, such an awesome surprise!

    • @Amanda-kw1vi
      @Amanda-kw1vi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I tried growing pumpkins... June bugs got the sprouts.... The vibe just started growing a few weeks ago, doubt I'll get anything😫 will try again next year.... Wanted little ones and blush colored ones...

    • @craigdaurizio686
      @craigdaurizio686 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Amanda-kw1vi You can try what happened to me. Do a half arsed compost pile with pumpkin seeds in it, and then spread it. All of my compost piles did that this year, and they were unstoppable with vines up to 5 meters long and a bunch of tomatoes along with them.

  • @appleshed11
    @appleshed11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I recommend Crown Prince...although in UK, that is known as a winter squash...but then a pumpkin is a squash! The Crown Prince has a sweet, nutty and creamy texture which is banging in a soup with chilli sauce, lime juice and peanut butter with a hint of cream!

  • @kyleglen
    @kyleglen ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gem Squash are so nice, boil them cut in half and add some salt pepper and butter and just scoop out with a spoon 👌🏻😊😊

  • @bdabbin
    @bdabbin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Here in Florida we have the Seminole Pumpkin. Unsurprisingly, it was a favorite of the Seminole tribe and are well-suited for Florida's climate. You should be able to grow them in your zone pretty easily, Mark.

    • @kkeller
      @kkeller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Agreed! The Seminole pumpkin is superior in flavour and texture to the Qld Blue or the Kent pumpkins we would get in Melbourne. Highly recommend you give it a try, Mark.

    • @RM-vk2cg
      @RM-vk2cg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      aww yeah Florida baby!!

    • @aquaseahorselove3939
      @aquaseahorselove3939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello from Florida! Wish I had grown Seminole pumpkins, but I waited too late and I think it’s too late to start from seed now.

    • @turtleman190
      @turtleman190 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kkeller cardboard is superior in flavour then QLD blues 🤣

    • @americansfirst1095
      @americansfirst1095 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's an idiot! My kinda guy!

  • @darrellconnell3454
    @darrellconnell3454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I recommend Seminole pumpkin. A native variety to Florida which has a similar climate to Australia they do well in hot and humid conditions and love to climb. The natives would train them up trees and even named an area chassahowitzka which means land of hanging pumpkins. The butternut was actually bred from the Seminole pumpkin but is less sweet

  • @mattgreen8827
    @mattgreen8827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Mark, I have enjoyed watching the pumpkin saga unfold in the background of all your videos from the last year that maybe the biggest pumpkin vine in history!! Great video thank you!

  • @bonnypop5764
    @bonnypop5764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Opened up some zucchini from last year the other day....blew my mind when they were orange inside

  • @Angie-jg4nz
    @Angie-jg4nz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I hope you are doing well. It is really hard to hear about things, possibly going on in different places, where i don't live, and not know if these things are true or not and how those, as yourself, are getting along. Love your channel and prayers for all in these seemingly, trying times on earth!!

  • @irfan399
    @irfan399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I just love the way you explain each and every point......I'm just an amateur Gardner... your videos indeed help me a lot...thanks a bunch for that ❤️🌱

  • @jillhumphrys8073
    @jillhumphrys8073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Mark! If you just cut the wire in one place, bend it down to get the pumpkin out, then bend it back up...no hole!

  • @karislindvall6181
    @karislindvall6181 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This man is truly the Bob Ross or Mr Rodgers of gardening.

    • @DystruktoBoi1
      @DystruktoBoi1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      SIR, SIR - He is OBVIOUSLY the Steve Irwin of gardening.

  • @videoviewer8616
    @videoviewer8616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I highly recommend Acorn Squash. I'm not sure if it is technically a pumpkin, but very similar. Here in the US we categorize it as a winter-squash. It is excellent roasted with a little brown sugar, butter and cinnamon as a glaze applied on the flesh before roasting.

    • @CitizenAyellowblue
      @CitizenAyellowblue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not easy in the humid subtropics (I’m not that far away from Mark).

    • @trinitywright7122
      @trinitywright7122 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love acorn squash

    • @carmellayates2503
      @carmellayates2503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's my choice also .

    • @carmellayates2503
      @carmellayates2503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The last three years here the pumpkins that were in the supermarket have been marked not for human consumption . So I've been buying canned pumpkin because I only use them in baking . What I do eat are acorn and butternut squash my favorite being acorn . 2022 will be my first attempt at growing them , I will trellis because I live on a postage stamp .

    • @OffGridInvestor
      @OffGridInvestor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They're expensive AS HELL here in Australia. I have paid US$2 for 3 ON DISCOUNT. I'm growing them thus year and they're currently 2 inch sprouts in a few cups

  • @chriscoates6745
    @chriscoates6745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cant tell you how much I enjoy your videos your my go to gardener on you tube got so much knowledge and its fun to watch your vids and your teaching me things every time THANKYOU for helping us all out

  • @liquidgold2735
    @liquidgold2735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Growing up in Connecticut, USA we always grew Connecticut Field pumpkins. They're great for carving and awesome for soups and pies. They are now what I grow in Georgia, USA as well!

  • @BoB-rf2dv
    @BoB-rf2dv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yum, steam pumpkin dessert mom used to make. Thai dessert. Asian pumpkin, steam slices in coconut milk and palm sugar and serve with grated coconut flesh and palm sugar. Yum! I thought you were crazy to let your pumpkin grew wild like that but now I see your chaotic thought process! Congrats on the great haul!

  • @AestheticWaif
    @AestheticWaif 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really wish I liked eating pumpkin, so much fun to grow!

    • @cherriemckinstry131
      @cherriemckinstry131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They really aren't bad if you find some you like.. butternut is great all around squash.. compact and can use like pumpkin, sweet potato or soup.. even jam.

    • @CandaceTarbat
      @CandaceTarbat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I bake with them. Muffins, cookies, bread...

    • @AestheticWaif
      @AestheticWaif 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm just not a huge fan of sweet vegetables I guess. Butternut and orange soup is amazing though, I will concede lmao
      Not heard of nor tried any type of squash jam! Sounds interesting!

  • @GalaxyJ-vm2rn
    @GalaxyJ-vm2rn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This vid is a true GEM, all top info. I have my pdc but I keep learning as everybody should. I managed to recieve a pumpkin of 1001 gram this week a cucurbita maxima. Its a small balcony..😃, more are underway, but 1 kg again? Have to admit, I beef up the soil with my own wormfarmed compost.. that is magic🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱

    • @GalaxyJ-vm2rn
      @GalaxyJ-vm2rn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Making pumpkinsoup now, normally I have bottlepumpkin, they ate easy and small ones have more flesh, hokkaido is awsome too.

  • @gerrymarmee3054
    @gerrymarmee3054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are a heap of fun and full of information!

  • @DingleBerryMTB
    @DingleBerryMTB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The clock turned 12 (midnight) while i was watching and you said "I'm now a pimpkin" hahahaha

  • @Tiagotaf
    @Tiagotaf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Here in Brazil we also love to grow the Kabocha japanese pumpkin! Lovely flavour and one of the most plague resistance varieties I've ever seen.

    • @katylucyb1
      @katylucyb1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! We grow kabocha Japanese pumpkin in Kansas USA also. It’s delicious 😋👍

  • @gointothedogs2
    @gointothedogs2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My fav is Kabocha. Looks a lot like the pumpkin you cut open. Sweetest moist and great flavor and cremier texture than a sweet potatoe but the best of the sweet potaoe characteristics

  • @frenchjd01
    @frenchjd01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it, here in America too many pumpkins go to waste in my opinion. I love the taste and they are great for you. Another great video thanks for raising awareness about this great squash.

    • @bonnypop5764
      @bonnypop5764 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One week of soup is enough!

  • @MynewTennesseeHome
    @MynewTennesseeHome 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't usyally grow pumkins but do grow cushaw, hubbard and butternut winter squash. I like those three cause I can use them just like a pumkin and they're very long keepers, I had cushaw last until I started getting new ones the following year( over 12 months).

  • @ohio_gardener
    @ohio_gardener 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pumpkin and Squash seeds not only start easily in either pots or directly in the ground, as you said, but they also easily start in the compost bin from discarded pumpkins or squash. And, they really grow in the compost!

    • @ohio_gardener
      @ohio_gardener 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I forgot to mention that my favorite winter squash are the Cushaw and the Waltham Butternut squash. The Cushaw weight between 15 and 25 pounds each, and they store well all winter long.

  • @marycook9607
    @marycook9607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the traditional BLUE HUBBARD. Yummy. They can get big but the do at different sizes. Hope you can give them a try..

  • @michealfriedman7084
    @michealfriedman7084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm growing Potimorron pumpkin squash. Makes great creamy Potimorron soup, and delicious pumpkin bread.
    I have a short growing season up here in Northern Idaho, USA, and they are mature within 80-90 days.

  • @gingercheftv7933
    @gingercheftv7933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent videos mark thank you!

  • @learndidgeridoo8047
    @learndidgeridoo8047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love your work Mark! We are also in the Moreton Bay area. Following your leading.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! If you see me around make sure you say g'day :)

    • @learndidgeridoo8047
      @learndidgeridoo8047 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Selfsufficientme Will do brother!

  • @mawkernewek
    @mawkernewek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm growing Japanese onion squash (Uchiki kuri). I have them in containers in a greenhouse and growing them vertically on a wooden framework

  • @sandraard4306
    @sandraard4306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your videos . You deserve your million plus subscribers . Someday I will be able to accomplish what you have accomplished . You've got to be the healthiest person in the world having access to all these healthy vegetables . I'm jealous of your life .

  • @chloenelson3951
    @chloenelson3951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Sir your dad jokes are more out of control than that pumpkin vine is.

  • @GutenGardening
    @GutenGardening 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Space is what we don't have! We haven't allow that stop us though and we have a "trellis" variety as well!
    Awesome tips! Thanks for sharing.

  • @rayjay1975
    @rayjay1975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love you, may I add u are awesome 👍🏼👊🏼 love the passion, your heart 💓 is in the right place 👌🏼

  • @CJTurrubiate
    @CJTurrubiate 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your dry humor and garden insights always keep me coming back for more. Thanks for continuing to develop good content.

  • @Liliarthan
    @Liliarthan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You made me laugh so loud, Mark. Love your dad joke attitude and your awesome gardening tips. I never thought I would ever get into gardening, esp when renting. Now I gave up trying to buy a house in this unaffordable market, and have completely taken over any remotely fertile ground as well as put together so many containers with herbs, veges and Bush Tucker plants. ✌🏽

  • @user-fr4hw5ky5d
    @user-fr4hw5ky5d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love the ton series👍

  • @Bodallinhomestead
    @Bodallinhomestead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We have a pumpkin plant, the lone survivor from the goat and chickens.

  • @patriciasimmon6854
    @patriciasimmon6854 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Mark! I’d say you had a ton of fun making this video. Your enthusiasm is contagious. What a harvest! 💕from Kentucky.

  • @chabzlord9739
    @chabzlord9739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That's probably the most common pumpkin variety we have here in the Philippines! However, pumpkin pies and pumpkin spice anything isn't as common. We eat pumpkins in hearty savory dishes. You inspired me to grow pumpkin from kitchen scraps (the seeds) and I have 4 seedlings growing right now!

  • @roccothegoldie9380
    @roccothegoldie9380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good vid

  • @drew6436
    @drew6436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I hear musquee de province pumpkins are delicious. I'm hoping to grow some next year.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beautiful looking! Like a bronze colour... Thanks for the recommendation! :)

    • @Prasenth
      @Prasenth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They are great. Can also grow to be very big. Still good tasting even then

  • @simonepen6947
    @simonepen6947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow, one of the first ones here... looking forward to this.

  • @damutoob
    @damutoob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was able to source some local Seminole pumpkin seeds at the end of July, but was told by other Florida gardeners to wait till next year to plant them. I feel like I should have tried putting 1or 2 seeds out just to give it a go. Love your channel!

  • @rachalnocchi5600
    @rachalnocchi5600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video was so helpful! I'm going to be planting some pie pumpkins very soon for a fall harvest in November. I live in GA so we are quite lucky with 2 planting seasons per year.

  • @jamesbang5690
    @jamesbang5690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm praying for you and your country. Thank you for all your wonderful information regarding gardening.

  • @EndlessWeekendlife
    @EndlessWeekendlife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video, strangely enough, gets me excited to get growing pumpkins. 😂🙌

  • @januarysdaughter6664
    @januarysdaughter6664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I grew Cinderella (for roasting) and cinnamon girl (for pies) this year. They are fighting the vine boarers and squash beetles pretty well. Its been so rainy here in central Illinois this year it was hard to fight the pests. I have a winter squash thats doing well too, if I can keep my chickens away! 😄

    • @viceb7
      @viceb7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What do you do for the SVBs? They ruined my whole patch 😭

    • @januarysdaughter6664
      @januarysdaughter6664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@viceb7 The SVB's took a liking mostly to my Cinderella pumpkin vines. I cut open the stems length ways where I saw the bore marks (just on top) and used a sqewer to jab at them, then I sprayed BT in there before burying that part of the vine with dirt. They were also loving my butternut squash, but it didn't seem to bother them at all because they just kept producing, and I got a pretty good harvest from my cinnamon girls too, without trying to eliminate any of them. I saw where you can wrap the lower part of the vine in aluminum foil early on, or use a toilet paper roll or Dixie cup and that should help deter the moth from laying. Ill try that next year along with some traps, I think. I just don't like using pesticides! I'm going back to growing my summer squash under cover, and only leaving a small opening at the top of one end when they start flowering. That worked for me last year. Seems the bees are a bit smarter and faster than the beetles. Good luck!

    • @VictorNewman201
      @VictorNewman201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@januarysdaughter6664 Good info thank you!

  • @batballman4232
    @batballman4232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    YES FIRST TO LIKE AND COMMEMT LOVE YOUR VIDS. And hello from ohio u motovate me to get into gardening I built a bed for potatoes this year. I also grew basil and beans. I will for sure be buying birdes raised garden bed as well. U proved to me they r great quality. My wooden tater box is already falling apart I used the good screws too. Going metal next season for sure.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! Congrats on your gardening success so far and all the best with your Birdies beds! Cheers :)

  • @SaskiaJones
    @SaskiaJones 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Right on time! My grandfather and I are in the Caribbean and LOVE your videos. Thank you for sharing.

  • @andrewfinnegan797
    @andrewfinnegan797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mark try Australian butter pumpkin and old heirloom and Ironbark pumpkin and triamble all great and much more

  • @bonsaiStew
    @bonsaiStew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love, love, love, love the cricket reference in the video! I was waiting for Richie's post catch comment as well! Great advice as always. You are truly global now Mark and I hope you do incredibly well out of it. So good for the world, the environment, our general mental health, the family and our present context (covid wise). Thanks heaps. From the T'ba up the hill....

    • @EleanorPeterson
      @EleanorPeterson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, Richie Benaud! "What a marvellous day it's been out there toda-y-y-y-y..."
      A great man. 🙃 Upside-down, too!
      I'm a Pom, bonsaiStew - you sound a bit like an Aussie, so you might as well take the Ashes back now. 🏺 Sigh...

  • @LSinclair
    @LSinclair 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hi Mark, so encouraging to see how your vines routed even through your grass! My seedlings just popped up last week..excited to be growing my first pumpkins, and am doing it at least as much for their edible greens, because organic greens are so pricey in my small Hawai’i town. Thank you for this inspiring video!!

    • @kellyclark7517
      @kellyclark7517 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maui no Ka oi🤙🏽 aloha🌺

  • @96jazmon
    @96jazmon 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed the fact that you showed us the trellis pumpkin, added humor to different ways of getting it down and showed us the process of cutting it off the trellis. Thanks!!

  • @christianerardt3705
    @christianerardt3705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Pumpkins are like toddlers." => great pictures in my mind 😂
    I love the taste of muscat pumpkins.

  • @niniann
    @niniann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some of my favorites are delicata, red kuri, and long island cheese. Delicata comes in a vining and a bush form and it's delicious stuffed or cut into half moons and roasted. Red kuri is a dry, sweet Japanese storage pumpkin that tastes like chestnuts. Long island cheese is soft and moist and I like to use it for custard or pumpkin butter.

    • @leiaclark8388
      @leiaclark8388 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bought a red Kuri today to feed to rabbits. I kept the seeds so I could try growing them next year. I’d love any pointers.

    • @margueritedilosa2944
      @margueritedilosa2944 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yum i want to grow all of these . Thanku

  • @jaredmccutcheon5496
    @jaredmccutcheon5496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love growing pumpkins. I usually plant at least 8-10 varieties in my garden every year. I need to find some seeds from that Kent pumpkin, that thing was a monster. My banana squash grow like that every year and they store for a long time.

  • @user-jg7zi1jt7l
    @user-jg7zi1jt7l 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love you’re humor, you always make me smile 😊

  • @Alexsabier
    @Alexsabier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the Crown Prince variety of Pumpkin, here in the UK we struggle with a full growing season as our summers are not long enough and usually not hot enough for long.

  • @benmadd7398
    @benmadd7398 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Finally got the first 👍

  • @hotgarbageD
    @hotgarbageD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fall here in Ohio, US is my favorite time of year. The pumpkins are one of my favorite parts. Love this video. Can't wait to own land and grow my own. Thanks for sharing. Love what you do, and your enthusiasm and humor make my day so much better. Cheers!

  • @peteallyn412
    @peteallyn412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pumpkins are super fun to grow, the fruits are very eye catching. Great video as always.

  • @fearthehoneybadger
    @fearthehoneybadger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll be ready for Halloween.

  • @stevemastello5258
    @stevemastello5258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Hi mark, have you ever tried growing the variety Turkish Turban? It's a pretty pumpkin, hard as jeebus, stores well and taste great.

    • @marcierdei706
      @marcierdei706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And he didn't waste it just because he lost apiece of it and had to cut it up a actuall hulan being for once

    • @ewilk2
      @ewilk2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was also thinking about Turkish turban squash! I have been growing them for about 5 years now. I always make it to spring with a few left over from the last summer and need to eat them up… great nutty flavor and long storage! (Also reasonable family size for a meal)

  • @tammy-lynnstewart5677
    @tammy-lynnstewart5677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Try the "Lady Godiva Pumpkin" .. the seeds are hull-less which is super cool if you like making trail mixes and such or just don't like eating pumpkin seeds having to remove the shells.
    There are a few pumpkins that have hullless seeds.. not sure which would grow best in your area.

  • @myco_enthusiast
    @myco_enthusiast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing channel, I'm starting a large garden at long last and your growing information is such a valuable resource! This video in particular will be so helpful for this upcoming season!

  • @forced4motorsports
    @forced4motorsports ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sugar Pie here in the US. It's about the same size as the Japanese but has the orange outer coloring. It's the 'pumpkin pie' pumpkin but I grow them to eat like squash and for chicken fodder. I'm going to add Kabocha in spring.

  • @CubicalUzbek
    @CubicalUzbek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We grew sugar pumpkins for the first time this year and they taste amazing. We only got a meager yield, but they were a last minute addition and we didn't pay any extra attention to them. We also grew butternut squash and got 60-80 this year. They are definitely easy to grow.

  • @chie4044
    @chie4044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hello from Tokyo Japan! I love your videos. Question: Do some variety of fertilizer change taste of vegitables? I heard Quail manuare makes vegitable sweet. Looking forward to next videos!

    • @shanewaters592
      @shanewaters592 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have always found that manures and compost result in better tasting fruit and veg compared to chemical fertilisers. But I can't really give feedback on quail manure specifically. Bird manure is higher in nitrogen and phosphorus than ruminant manures, which can be relevant as some plants can't handle too much of these (apply sparingly) while others can't get enough. Papayas fertilised with chicken manure were so good I literally can't eat store bought ones any more.

  • @k.p.1139
    @k.p.1139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😂 Mark, you are a hoot, as always. For those thumbs down, people 🙄 they didn't make it home in time and turned sour.. 🤣 😝😝

  • @dandychiggins3668
    @dandychiggins3668 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally, another 5 tip video! These are definitely my favorite but they are all great. Keep up the good work and cheers from North Carolina!

  • @becs100organicgarden8
    @becs100organicgarden8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi Mark! I usually grow my zucchini and pumpkins from November onwards (on the Gold Coast) but last year for the first time we got hit hard with fruitfly and I got zero harvest. So when I heard in one of your videos that you had pumpkins up the wazoo and then you said you planted them in July I was like RIGHT that’s the secret. So my pumpkins and zucchini’s are in! Wish me luck! And well done on your harvest!!

    • @bahfif6318
      @bahfif6318 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How do did they go

  • @TheFireflycam
    @TheFireflycam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So….many….dad….jokes…lol🤣😂🤣

  • @chanelleprice2513
    @chanelleprice2513 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much buddy
    Hope you and your family a happy and healthy life !!!💜🍀

  • @julesgoh
    @julesgoh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahhh I’ve been waiting for this one! Thanks Mark!

  • @roxychic367
    @roxychic367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m trying these three this spring!
    PUMPKIN 'IRONBARK'
    PUMPKIN 'POTIMARRON'
    PUMPKIN 'TRIAMBLE'
    Iron bark has a very tough skin and is meant to be lovely dry pumpkin good for roasting.
    Maybe good to the fruit fly situation up north.
    The pottimaron is meant to be amazing small pumpkin.

  • @harrymcnally129
    @harrymcnally129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Imagine actually disliking this, I hope it was a misclick

  • @innocentshimangola7272
    @innocentshimangola7272 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mark you are so inspiring as in self sufficient.Thanks for the school

  • @lyndonnelly
    @lyndonnelly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This winter i was finally successful in getting fruit. We have plenty of space on the paddock so i am just letting the vine find its happy place. So delicious

  • @katiehemstreet8939
    @katiehemstreet8939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I planted pie pumpkins for the first time this year. They haven't done very well. 😞 They vined out a lot initially, but started drying back and looking sad within a few months despite regular watering (I do live in Texas though, so it's been about 100°). I only got 2 tiny pumpkins so far.

    • @AmeliaPond.
      @AmeliaPond. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live in Texas as well. Our sugar pumpkins got destroyed by the worm this year. And then our vines just started to die. We weren’t able to get any pumpkins at all because of pests. It’s been a nightmare 😩

    • @katiehemstreet8939
      @katiehemstreet8939 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AmeliaPond. Oh no! I haven't had an issue with pests. I've always heard how fool proof growing pumpkins was, it's kinda defeating to see them wither.

    • @AmeliaPond.
      @AmeliaPond. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Grey Jade yeah it’s been a rough grow year for sure. Hang in there

    • @AmeliaPond.
      @AmeliaPond. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@katiehemstreet8939 agreed, not sure what to do. We sent in our adolescent chickens to eat them, but it was too late😔

  • @samb9099
    @samb9099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love your videos!!!!! Thanks for sharing! I'm getting my soil ready to plant pumpkins! In my last crop I managed to season some outside but one of them started to over-ripen whilst in storage - Any tips around stopping this from happening??? also would love to come and see your farm!!! it seems like a plot of paradise :)

  • @rosepowel4662
    @rosepowel4662 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Marvellous information. When one is cut and is good just blend it , bag it, freeze it for sauces, soups etc.

  • @allthingsbethie
    @allthingsbethie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video was so helpful! Thank you!

  • @Excommunicated-ei1ep
    @Excommunicated-ei1ep 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Mark, when are you going to Teach us all . . . how to grow Cannabis?😉 Is it legal to grow within Australia?

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It isn't legal to grow here in Oz but I guess it can be eaten... :)

    • @Shad0wSt0rm360
      @Shad0wSt0rm360 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its the same as growing tomatoes lol

  • @DanSanChannel
    @DanSanChannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This video should be about how to STOP growing pumpkins because after watching you all year trying to cut them back and they STILL grew they seem like they easy to grow lol

  • @nellajoensalo2316
    @nellajoensalo2316 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a lovely fella! Defenitely the kind of person I’d live to make friends with. ♥️🌱
    Just bought my first house and so excited about getting to do all the gardening, carpenting, sewing, cleaning, renovating etc! Awesome. 😍

  • @suzannestack7784
    @suzannestack7784 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Buttercup I grew this last summer. It roasted beautifully, gorgeous colour, creamy smooth and tasted fantastic! My new favorite.