I am growing pumpkins. My neighbor says that if I want to raise big pumpkins I should cut off some of?
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Yes your neighbor is right. Your pumpkin vine will spend more energy creating more blossoms and smaller pumpkins if you allow it to have several blossoms. You should do a technique called pinching your blossoms. That way you won't accidentally cut your vine. Just secure the stem with one hand and pinch off the blossom with your thumb and index finger. Generally 3 to 4 blossoms per vine is a good guide. If your going for a giant pumpkin, watch the pumpkins as they are growing, if you have one that's growing faster than the others you may want to remove the other pumpkins from the vine. Pumpkins are very heavy feeders so make sure you give your pumpkins plenty of food. And turning them very carefully will make your pumpkins have a nicer shape. Just be careful not to twist them off of the vine.
Good Luck with your pumpkin growing!
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Yes! but just as watermellons, never point to them with your pointing finger when showing them off, or they will wilt and die! Murphy's great scheme of things you know!
I've heard the same thing! Make sure you water them alot too!
yes thus is true. Also, be sure to rotate the pumpkins when they get larger to prevent the underside from rotting in the soil. either that or make sure there is straw under the pumpkin.
The first factor to consider is what kind of pumpkin did you plant? If it was a pie pumpkin variety, it's not going to get big, no matter what you do. Another question is, do you want just a couple of large pumpkins, or a number of smaller ones? If you want to raise big or even giant pumpkins, start by choosing a variety known for its size. To maximize the size, allow just one or perhaps two blooms per plant to develop into fruit. As soon as you see one growing that looks promising, nip off the remaining buds and flowers so that all the energy goes into the chosen one. But if you want a lot of pumpkins of varying sizes, just let the vine grow as it will.
You can cut some of the leader stems. cutting off the blossoms would only limit the no of pumpkins. When you see a female blossom forming you can cut the vine nearby.
Personally I would let the vine grow naturally and have fun helping the fertilizing process just to make sure you get the pumpkins. Sometimes the bees don't do their job.
Yes. My mother grow one massive pumpkin by keeping her vine only 6 feet long, allowing one pumpkin to start, and removing all subsequent blooms. Make sure the pumpkin has grown enough you know it will not die. You do run the risk of having it die anyway; pumpkins can be unpredictable.
I myself let my vines take over my back yard last year and had 3 dozen smaller pumpkins; they ranged in size from fist-sized to head-sized. I wanted quantity for a Halloween decoration.
Every fall, I throw my pumpkins into a composted corner of my yard and they start new vines in the summer. However, our recent flooding in Oklahoma has wiped out every one of my pumpkin vines! :(
cut the blossoms and water it 2 parts water, 1 part ,milk
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