Growing smiles and cultivating a bountiful and joyful kids vegetable garden with your young green thumb
Want to work some veggie magic on your kids? Forget the constant battle at the …
Pumpkins are warm-season plants that thrive in specific growing zones. The recommended growing zones for pumpkins in the U.S. are typically zones 3 to 9. …
Can you grow pumpkins in a container? Well, it depends. Vining pumpkins that need 50 to 100 square feet of space to spread out? Maybe not. Giant pumpkins? Absolutely not. …
Planting
Pumpkins grow better when you plant the seeds directly in the ground. Ideally, you should prepare your pumpkin patch a growing season in advance to give the soil the time …
You can grow pumpkins from seeds or seedlings. Part of it depends on your preference, and part of it depends on your growing season. Check the seed packet for the …
Watering Your Pumpkin Plants
Once your pumpkins are settled in—whether it’s in a container, a raised bed, or open ground—consistency is key when it comes to watering. If you don’t get …
In this month’s Food Gardening Magazine, you get everything you need to know about growing pumpkins—the special Halloween item that’s both a food and a decoration. And planting and harvesting …
