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pumpkins #44681 May 30th, 2006 at 03:38 AM
Joined: May 2006 victoria stormcloud OP Junior Member
OP stormcloud Junior Member Joined: May 2006 victoria	i got some mega pumpkin seeds, seed from a 90 lbs pumpkins from last year, i got them started their doing fine, but how do i make them bigger, and nice and round? Halloween magic

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Re: pumpkins #44682 May 30th, 2006 at 06:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 McHenry, MD D DeepCreekLake Member
DeepCreekLake Member D Joined: Jan 2006 McHenry, MD	Theres really no way to control how round it grows- most of that is genetic. Pumpkins are heavy feeders. Dont overfeed Nitrogen once the vines get big, as it will make more leaves than fruit. Potash helps with fruits.

Re: pumpkins #44683 May 30th, 2006 at 07:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Canada Frann Member
Frann Member Joined: Jan 2006 Canada	The best bet, I've found, is to water them regularly. Also, you might try pinching off all pumpkins except one ... that way the plant will put all it's energy into growing only one really huge fruit instead of numerous smaller ones.

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