![]() Avoid watering foliage and fruit unless it’s a sunny day. Pumpkins need 1 inch of water per week. Water deeply, in the morning and on very hot afternoons, especially during fruit set.Or, grow colorful flowers near the patch. To attract more bees, try placing a bee house in your garden. If you must use it, apply only in the late afternoon or early evening, when blossoms are closed for the day. Bees are essential for pollination, so be mindful when using insecticides to kill bugs or fungicides to control fungi.However, remember to remove covers before flowering to allow pollination. Use row covers to protect plants early in the season and to prevent insect problems.In this video, Ben shows us his method for growing pumpkins! Rows should be 6 to 8 feet apart, with seedlings thinned to the best plant every 2 feet when they have their first true leaves. Plant miniature varieties one inch deep, with two or three seeds every 2 feet in the row. When seedlings are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin to two or three plants per hill by snipping out unwanted plants. In hills, set seeds 1 inch deep with 4 or 5 seeds per hill.Once seedlings are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin to one plant every 18 to 36 inches. In rows, sow seeds 6 to 12 inches apart.Prepare hills by digging down 12 to 15 inches and mixing/filling in with lots of aged manure and/or compost. ![]() A hill does not mean the soil has to be mounded it’s a spot containing a group of plants or seeds. Hills warm soil quickly (so seeds germinate faster) and aid with drainage and pest control. Sow seeds either in rows 8 feet apart or plant in hills 4 feet apart.Vining pumpkins require a minimum of 50 to 100 square feet per hill. If you are short on space, ensure the vines are directed to the outer edge of the garden bed.Count backward from a week or so before Halloween. ![]() Look at the seed packet for how many days until harvest.
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