If you have a dream of growing your very own pumpkin patch just like Ben (and Charlie Brown) then today is the day for those dreams to come true. It’s so simple! If you know how. And in this week’s exciting episode Ben explains everything you need to know to turn any patch of lawn, however weedy, into a Pumpkin Paradise. Yes, you shall go to the ball (or perhaps to the garden centre).
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I have no problem with these they grow like weeds but I love them 😊
Awesome, love your videos. I too use lawn clippings for mulch but have found it best to dry them first before spreading because they can form "mats" and not allow oxygen thru and that kind of upsets the top soil .
knock knock gnocchin on heavens door YES!
My children and i planted 4 giant pumpkin seeds, 3 are up and looking forward to getting them in the ground 😊
Your tip of nipping out a small piece of the seed casing was brilliant!! I did this about 2 weeks ago to sunflowers, put them on damp kitchen paper and into a bag, about 70% had germinated the next day!!!!
Hi Ben, thankyou for this video. I want to grow my uchiki kuri vertically. How do you train them to grow upwards?
We need more Rosie!!
Pumpkins were great fun to grow! But, the squash bugs definitely prefer them to Butternut varieties. And, it’s really tough to check under all those enormous leaves once the plant gets going well. How do you manage squash bugs?
just when i planted mine … nice timing
LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING THE PROGRESS! Do you all have squash borer beetles on your side of the pond?
Thx for the reminder that it’s not too late! Just plopped a few seeds into the grow pot- crossing fingers they’ll grow!
No wonder my pumpkins are taking forever to germinate!!! I didnt nip them. Well at least i know for next year😊
Wonderful idea. Im going to try the same sort thing. I just took out an old apple tree and i have an open sunny area. I hope the love it.
Thank you from southern california. Love to see an update on this pumpkins in 3 mos
What do you do about snails and slugs?
Khu vườn được thiết kế với những chiếc cổng rất xinh ,bạn chia sẻ kinh nghiệm của mình rất hữu ích với những người đã và đang làm vườn .
I have used your videos throughout my new gardening adventure thank you you are a great help
Do watermelons next. I planted a whole plant, and aphids came and ate the whole thing! 😢
My pumpkins are marching off, despite me telling them that it is far too early to be out and about. I have bubble wrap at the ready. And I have the inevitable mystery dont-know-what-it-is, because they all look the same, and that is inspite of religiously labelling everything.
Cutting a long story short, I acquired somewhere in the region of a 1000 plants including beech hedging [about 350] and cherry laurel [350] from a nursery that was about to burn the lot – trees, escallonia, elder, holly and some random ones – loads of what I think might skimmia. There is only me, a spade, acres of couch grass and rocks – my go-to edging choice. I think keeping on top of the veg garden will prove difficult for the next wee while and the pumpkins are misbehaving already thanks to the unusually good weather.
I just came here to say that I've won the first battle against the army of slugs and snails. It's doable, zone 8, but it's hard. We can grow vegs if we apply to it.
I'm watching from Japan. Gardening is very helpful
Running out of space here too. But more normal as I'm balcony gardening. I'm crazy enough to grow pumpkins in pots. Marina di Choggia, Futtsublack and some mini potirons mix (from Baumaux. How do you train the pumpkins up the trellises? LOL I need them to grow on trellises to save space.
"Gnoc- gnoc- gnoccing on heaven's door"
Dad jokes are strong in this one 😂
Thanks so much for this video, I was running out of raised bed space and have a lot of ground gaps so have used some tarp and manure 🤞🏻great tip as usual 🙌
How do I stop the slugs getting to them our garden has so many I planted a few days it and they got eastern not even in a day now I’m scared to plant the others out. 😢
My story with pumpkins
Back when I was a kid 6-8 years our neighborhood had an open place veg store ran by an old man, daily fresh veggies and fruits from every kind, he sits on an old wooden chair and sell his goods, but the only thing that catches my sight every day especially in Autumn – early winter was pumpkins, he displays them regularly big, stripped and dark orange and the image stuck in my imagination, especially that he was the only store to sell them in the region. Couple years later (age 9-10) and we weren't that much of a gardening experienced family, my father wanted to plant some veggies and fruits and the only crop I can sharply remmember is pumpkins, then we left our home and the garden after a couple years, to rent somewhere else. Today it's about 20-22 years since those memories, I plant everything but pumpkins are the most intersting crop for me, it's like magic, I always over sow them, I plant them every possible way and feed them like a spoiled child, checking them plant by plant inspecting every leaf and flower, my dad helps me too fortunately, I only plant the most crazy variety I have with lush dark green veiny leaves and most vigorous vines that grows a ton of secondary vines all dark green and fruiting with too many tendrils (which I like for no reason but they are catchy in a strange way), the variety is wild, each plant grows up to 14 meters main vine, and covers like 5 meters in width with side vines producing up to 14 big pumpkins of decent size (5-10kg) pear shaped. Pumpkins are just haunting in a weird way, their fruit their strong vines and tendrils everywhere, and I plant them for that fairytale affection I get watching them.
I wish you were my uncle
When you use grass clippings, does this cause more weeds in your beds? After it dies down over a few weeks, do you go back and add more grass to the beds? Do you recommend grass or straw for mulching? Thanks for the help – LOVE your videos.
Hello I am growing pumpkin but I have some yellow water regular and fertilized I don't know what happen can you help thanks
Or try pumpkin croquet…yum 😋
Pumpkins really love grass its the second year for me they all reach with their main wine straight for for the lawn, Your patch seems perfect, Im definetly trying out some of that butternut squash next season.
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How did they all do? I was wondering if the tree would steal most of the nutrition from your plants ?
Greetings from Queensland! 🌴🌞 It's winter here, but I've grown some pumpkin seedlings for the first time. Was going to do something similar actually, but laying down newspaper. Would cardboard be better?
How big should I let the plants get before planting? Yours look massive! 😄 Mine still have only 2 leaves on them.
It's so exciting growing things!
I used cardboard to make paths in and around my “in the ground” beds. As I expanded my garden I noticed so much worm activity, the dirt under the cardboard was loaded with castings and almost felt crumbly as if it had already been tilled. I absolutely love this technique! Thank You!
is your "manure layer" fresh manure, old manure, compost that's mostly manure? Thanks. I'm hoping to plant in the next few days. 🌱