Pumpkin

Pumpkin Growing Companions Certain herbs and flowers attract beneficial insects such as: Thyme. Sage. Mint. What can you not plant next to pumpkins? For example,… Read More »Can You Plant Mint With Pumpkins?

moist. Pumpkins are thirsty, and big pumpkins are even more so, but you can easily over-water. Be sure to keep the soil moist, but not… Read More »Do Pumpkins Like Wet Or Dry Soil?

In the case of growing pumpkins and corn together, both plants provide a service to the other. Pumpkins provide a ground cover that chokes out… Read More »Can Corn And Pumpkins Grow Together?

Pumpkins can be successfully grown with tall or large columnar plants, such as sunflowers, amaranth, and giant corn. The Three Sisters is a traditional Native… Read More »Can You Plant Sunflowers Next To Pumpkins?

Avoid planting zucchini and summer squash with all other vining plants which include cucumbers and sweet potatoes as well as pumpkins, winter squashes, and melons.… Read More »Can I Plant Zucchini Next To Pumpkins?

Planting Pumpkins Pumpkins prefer a soil pH of 6.0 to 6.8. Plant pumpkins on a hill mounded 6 inches or more above the garden. The… Read More »Do Pumpkins Need Mounds?

Some flowers are also good companion plants for pumpkins because they attract beneficial insects like bees, butterflies, wasps, and ladybugs. Flowers are also a beautiful… Read More »Can I Plant Flowers With Pumpkins?

The old adage “don’t plant your cucumbers next to your pumpkins” is not true. You can plant pumpkins next to other squash, melons and cucumbers.… Read More »Can Pumpkins Grow Next To Cucumbers?

Growing towards harvest A strong taproot will grow as deep as two to three feet. As this happens, the vines spread and the leaves develop.… Read More »How Deep Do Pumpkin Roots Need To Grow?

You can also encourage growth of secondary roots by burying the stem, as you’ll see below. These runners can, in turn, produce additional runners known… Read More »Can You Bury A Pumpkin Stem?