I want to plant some pumpkins but I don't know where to plant them. I
want to make sure they're planted out of the way. Can they be planted
just about anywhere, despite the soil, dirt, etc.? Could I just go out
and dig a hole in the ground and put the seeds in or do they require
more care/work/etc. than that?

"Mike S." <littleboyblu87 [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I want to plant some pumpkins but I don't know where to plant them. I
> want to make sure they're planted out of the way. Can they be planted
> just about anywhere, despite the soil, dirt, etc.? Could I just go out
> and dig a hole in the ground and put the seeds in or do they require
> more care/work/etc. than that?

Pumpkins need full sun and do best in a rich soil with watering when it's
dry. Dig in compost and a good general vegetable fertilizer. Give them
plenty of room to grow and spread out. For the biggest pumpkins remove all
but a few per vine.

Check out this site: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/

"Mindful" <spamtrap [at] spamfree.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike S." <littleboyblu87 [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1148792963.137595.219150 [at] j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >I want to plant some pumpkins but I don't know where to plant them. I
> > want to make sure they're planted out of the way. Can they be planted
> > just about anywhere, despite the soil, dirt, etc.? Could I just go out
> > and dig a hole in the ground and put the seeds in or do they require
> > more care/work/etc. than that?
>
> Pumpkins need full sun and do best in a rich soil with watering when it's
> dry. Dig in compost and a good general vegetable fertilizer. Give them
> plenty of room to grow and spread out. For the biggest pumpkins remove
all
> but a few per vine.
>
> Check out this site: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/
>

Good advice, they are quite heavy feeders and will not prosper if the
conditions are very dry. A pumpkin is a big plant with big fruit, you don't
get that out of poor soil.

David