What’s been happening – Week ending 06-10-2013
An update of what has been happening over the last week here in my part of the world. Giant sunflowers etc.
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Miniature Pumpkins in a Pot
For people with very little space, growing miniatures in a pot might be a good option. I’m trying it out this year.
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Patch Update 29/09/2013 – More Digging + PH Soil Test
This weekend I managed to dig the ground up more with the fixed rotary hoe, and I also did a ph soil test. Read the post to see how it all went.
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My Seed Choices for the 2014 Season
Choosing what seed or seeds you want to grow is always a taxing time for giant pumpkin growers. This season I am wanting a large orange giant pumpkin. In this post I am sharing with you what I have decided to grow.
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Product Review – Jiffy 7 Peat Pellets
I found some of these Jiffy 7 peat pellet in the shed and decided to give them a try with giant pumpkin seeds. With growing medium and peat pot all in one pellet, they might be just the thing to start seeds of right.
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Seed Starting 2014 Edition
The 2014 season edition of seed starting. Linking to previous posts and providing with all the information you need, plus a brand new video covering it all.
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2328 Pound Giant Pumpkin – Biggest Pumpkin in the World so far
The largest pumpkin grown in the world so far.
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Back Online and Update
An update on the website problem this week. How the cover crop is going and why I’m not getting a soil test done this year.
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Miniature Pumpkins – All the information you need about them.
Miniature pumpkins are a great alternative to growing the giants. Find out what types there are, how to grow them and everything else you need to know.
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Cover Crop – What I am using this year
After prepping the patch I have put down my cover crop, in this post I show you what I have done.
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Cover Crops – Why would you want one, and what types.
There are lots of benefits to using a cover crop in your giant pumpkin patch, learn more about them here.
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New Product News – Lithovit, Natural CO2 Foliar Fertiliser
Lithovit is a product I came across at the national fieldays. It is suitable for a wide variety of plants, giant pumpkins included. In this post I give you all the info about it.
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Spraying the Patch – Killing the Grass 2014
Preparing the patch early allows me to make sure there are no weeds when I want to plant, this year I will be trying a cover crop.
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Free Download – Giant Pumpkins Tracking Sheet
A simple sheet to help with tracking your giant pumpkins throughout the season. Check it out and download it for free, share with anyone who will find it useful.
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Free Download – One Page Guide to Growing Giant Pumpkins
The Giant Pumpkins NZ One Page Guide to Growing Giant Pumpkins free download for all the people out there wanting to give giant pumpkin growing a shot but don’t know where to start.
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