How to grow pumpkin

Cucurbitaceae, easy to grow

Sprawling plants that store well into winter. Plant on a heap of compost.

Growing pumpkin for the first time

Difficulty: Easy · Sun: full sun · Ready in: about 110 days

Pick a sunny spot (6+ hours of sun). It does best in loam, clay soil with a pH of 6.0–7.5. Avoid sandy soil, or improve it with compost.

Sow outdoors in May, Jun. Start indoors or under cover in Apr, May. Space plants about 150 cm apart.

Water roughly every 3 days, more in hot or dry weather. Water the soil, not the leaves.
Feed every 14 days once it is growing strongly.
Keep weeds down, and add a daily note and photo to your BeAgric grow diary so you can spot problems early.

Common problems: Powdery mildew. Take a photo with Check a plant if leaves look spotted, yellow or wilted.

Grow on a mound of well-rotted manure. Raise fruit off the soil on a tile to stop rotting.

Expect your first harvest about 110 days after planting. Record it in Harvests and list any spare on the marketplace.

Grow on a mound of well-rotted manure. Raise fruit off the soil on a tile to stop rotting.