Protection - Giant Pumpkins NZ

Protecting the Pumpkin from the Sun

I put some sun protection over the pumpkin, added more sand and started to deal with powdery mildew.

A bit of an update on what I have been up to the last couple of weeks, I’ve been delivering seedlings and put up some early season protection.

06/08/2017 / Protection

Should growing a giant pumpkin inside a greenhouse be considered a different class? In this post I discuss it.

My light for the germination box finally turned up and I finished building the frame I am using to help protect the seedling in the ground.

Labour weekend update, seedlings are growing well, I built a cheap shelter for my seedlings, and I forgot some stuff, read all about it in this post.

13/02/2013 / Protection

In this post I talk about making a hoop type structure to cover the early stages of your giant pumpkin.

30/01/2012 / Protection, Shade

I talk about the easy way to provide shade to your giant pumpkins, and I show you what I am up to in my giant pumpkin patch.

31/01/2011 / Protection

In this post I show you how I provided shade for my giant pumpkin cheaply and easily.