Pumpkin

Also known as albino pumpkins, white pumpkins can be referred to and sold under many names, including ghost pumpkin, and snowball pumpkins. Some common varieties… Read More »Are Pumpkins Supposed To Be White?

Grow small pumpkin varieties on a trellis or in a tomato cage. The vine will grow up the trellis or cage and the pumpkins will… Read More »How Do You Raise A Pumpkin Off The Ground?

20 to 30 feet long. Pumpkin plants grow as a vine, which can easily reach 20 to 30 feet long in the course of a… Read More »How Tall Do Pumpkin Plants Grow?

While it’s not absolutely necessary to trim the vines, doing so can encourage a more abundant harvest, and larger pumpkins. How do you prune back… Read More »Should I Prune Pumpkin Vines?

A stem that is leaking sap, however, indicates the pumpkin was too young for harvesting. – Fully mature. Size, rind color and shape are not… Read More »Why Is My Pumpkin Leaking Water?

Why this happens: This happens most often when using fresh pumpkin. Canned pumpkin purée has a lower moisture content than fresh pumpkin. If you use… Read More »Why Is My Pumpkin Watery Inside?

(They don’t float on top of the water, obviously, but they bob with about 1/3-1/2 of the pumpkin above water.) Many children will think that… Read More »Do Small Pumpkins Float In Water?

Take the seeds and place them in a container of water. Let the seeds sit for 15 minutes. If the seeds sink, they are still… Read More »Will Viable Pumpkin Seeds Float?

Sow two or three seeds per planting hole, 3cm (1in) deep, in late May or early June. Cover with cloches, jars or plastic sheeting. Leave… Read More »How Many Pumpkin Seeds Should I Plant?

Pumpkins are planted in “hills” to allow the soil to warm more quickly, while encouraging the seeds to germinate faster. These round hills are the… Read More »Do Pumpkins Have To Be Planted In Hills?