Growing pumpkins can be a satisfying endeavor for gardeners. Pumpkins (and their seeds) are a nutritious food source often ...

Growing pumpkins in containers is the perfect way to fit these big plants into an urban garden or small space. With their ...

The winner weighed in at 2,200 lbs! How giant pumpkins grow Giant pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima) are in a group of fruiting plants called cucurbits. Cucurbits include squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and ...

Some pumpkin varieties produce “naked” or hulless seeds especially nice for roasting, since there is no hard shell to crack from the seeds. These seeds are more difficult to grow, especially in cooler ...

Pumpkin is a very tender vegetable. The seeds do not germinate in cold soil, and the seedlings are injured by frost. Do not plant until all danger of frost has passed, and the soil has thoroughly ...

ANDREW MESSINGER After months of growing through the lawn the stem of this chipmunk-planted pumpkin is now buried under the grass. You can see the developing pumpkin on the right side of the plant.

For growing this pumpkin, 74-year old Hiram Watson of Farmington, N.H., won the annual Topsfield Fair weigh-off and took home $5,500. A century ago, Watson’s pumpkin would have been an ...

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Victor Mumo, who grows pumpkins in Machakos County, says they are easy to grow and manage as they are rarely attacked by pests. They are cultivated twice a year. For a start, no member of the ...

Late in the growing season Phytophthora blight may infect mature green or ripe pumpkin fruit. Symptoms of Phytophthora blight on infected fruit include the production of white, slimy spore masses, ...