Giant Pumpkin Seed

[dkh2]

I got two different seeds from Giant Pumpkins for this coming season
from Howard Dill
Here are a couple pictures of the 1650.8 pound main one I want to grow

This one is a little fuzzy but you get the size

 

[dkh2]

They through in some seeds from a 1034 pounder for free

 

[johnlee1933]

MAN ! That is a lot of pies on the hoof. I believe Chicken grew some this year for the church. __ John

 

[istanbulin]

Did these pumpkins become giant by natural selection or were there any studies to make them giant ?

 

[dkh2]

They were originally started by crossing large pumpkins with a large Blue Hubbard Squash
That's what Howard Dill told me he then just kept crossing the biggest ones and improving
the soil and now the record is over one ton
The biggest one I got was 365 pounds...that was about 4 or 5 years ago

 

[SmokesAhoy]

Damn that's a lot of pie. The best eating ones are the cuban calabaza tho, I got some seeds for that down in fl

 

[dkh2]

Here's a picture of the 1034 pounder.

 

[dkh2]

I wonder why that posted twice ?

 

[johnlee1933]

Damn that's a lot of pie. The best eating ones are the cuban calabaza tho, I got some seeds for that down in fl

I kind of favor Sugar Baby's -- John

 

[Jitterbugdude]

I grew Howard Dill's seeds for 5 years and every single year the plants died from vine borers. I finally gave up....

 

[dkh2]

There are very effective traps I hear for those or so I have heard.
I don't know if they work like they say though
My problem was Powdery Mildew once it hits it just over whelms the entire plant
really quick and those so called home remedies are worthless.
I'm going to nuke it this time no holds are barred with GC-3 Mildew Cure
The county ext. agent said stop growing them for two years and I did
I grew tobacco for two years.

 

[dkh2]

Also when I said no holds are barred I'm going spread some Sevin Granules 3 weeks
prior to transplanting outside.And kill every living bug possible that inhabits my Pumpkin Patch.

 

[dkh2]

I also made a worm bin and got my own worm castings here are a few pictures
of the plans and two Pumpkins I grew the orange one was 365 pounds the yellow
one grew the following year was a lot less and got nailed by powdery mildew.
It looks the same size but is actually a lot thinner.

http://giantpumpkin.imgur.com/all/

 

[Irishhorsemaster]

How do those pumkins get so big? Is it the soild conditions, fertilizer, etc? Can I grow a big pumpkin by using one of the seeds from the giants pumpkin? Whats the secret to its size?

 

[SmokesAhoy]

The genetics are important but also the fertilizer regemin, and only allowing the vine to have 1 pumpkin. I've heard they don't really have any food value, and are grown just for how it looks. Might make a neat jackolantern tho

 

[Irishhorsemaster]

The genetics are important but also the fertilizer regemin, and only allowing the vine to have 1 pumpkin. I've heard they don't really have any food value, and are grown just for how it looks. Might make a neat jackolantern tho

Makes sense although it is a pity that they don't have any food value. Could feed an army with some of those pumpkins!