2012 TEG Giant Pumpkin Contest - weigh in by 15 October

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It's not too late to start again.
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It's official I'm sidelined, my last Atlantic giant withered and croaked. It never did get bigger than a sprout, not sure why. Here's wishing all the contestants better luck than I had.
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So can anyone who has experience growing pumpkins give a newbie some friendly advice on how to grow giant pumpkins? I'm going looking for seed today.
 
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Starting pumpkins from seed today hope it isn't too late don't expect anythng huge but would love a couple of small ones!
hope someone will post pics soon!:watering
 
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grow_my_own said:
So can anyone who has experience growing pumpkins give a newbie some friendly advice on how to grow giant pumpkins? I'm going looking for seed today.
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You want to get quality seed. If you really want to grow the big big ones, you'll need to purchase seed from a plant that produced a giant pumpkin. The ones sold in the stores in packets as Big Max or Atlantic Giant will get you big pumpkins, but not giant. It's a good place to start, though, if you're a new grower.

Otherwise, make sure to select only one pumpkin per vine. How you actually grow it is up to you. Some people have success one way, others another.

Here's one thought:

http://www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp/tips/10steps/10steps.html
 
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catjac1975 said:
It's not too late to start again.
Collector said:
It's official I'm sidelined, my last Atlantic giant withered and croaked. It never did get bigger than a sprout, not sure why. Here's wishing all the contestants better luck than I had.
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I Already planted more zucchinni in the pumpkin area. I will be studying up on growing pumpkins and will be back next season for round 2.
 
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