![]() ![]() I was more conservative with this stuff, using a couple tablespoons of it per watering can. Don’t use too much, as it can make the pumpkin outgrow it’s skin. This stuff helps the fruit grow big and strong. Step 4: Potassium- you want to use Potassium once your pumpkins start growing on the vine. It promotes root growth & lots of healthy flowers and fruit. This stuff won’t burn your plants, and over application won’t harm it as it comes in granular form. I added Phosphorous once my plants were ready to start flowering. Again, not a scientist here (I had the hardest time finding instructions on how much stuff to add, so I just guessed) I added about a cup of this stuff at the base of my plants on each mound. I’m talking hundreds of flower per plant. Step 3: Phosphorous– This is what I credit all the healthy flowers my pumpkin patch produced up to the very end. So you really want to just use this stuff in the beginning to jumpstart your plants for healthy roots, leaves and vines. Also, too much Nitrogen can make your plant focus too much on it’s “green growth” instead of it’s flowers. It probably took 2 watering cans to apply this to all 18 of my mounds each time. I’m no scientist, but I added a tablespoon to my watering can, filled it up with water & watered the mounds manually (making sure to to touch the plant) I did this once a week the first several weeks. Be careful to never get it on the leaves though, as it will burn your plant. ![]() It allows the plant to really explode from seed to healthy green vine. ![]() Step 2: Nitrogen– You can add Nitrogen to the soil during early growth. While I tried to direct the vines onto the tarp while they were small, the larger vines did need to be able to root eventually, so I let them grow out towards the grass at the end of the season. This allowed my pumpkin plants to get big and strong without competition. ![]() I wanted really healthy soil since were were planting directly in our lawn. So we dug the large mounds (about 2-3 feet in circumference per mound), filled the holes with Miracle Grow Soil, and then I staked landscapers fabric over the grass between the rows of mounds to keep the grass down so it wouldn’t get overgrown. Step 1: Miracle Grow Soil– We used bags of THIS SOIL to create the pumpkin mounds. Growing my own pumpkin patch has been the best hobby! They truly are the jewels of the fall.įor plant supplements & supplies for my DIY pumpkin patch, I used the following: But no hard feelings, they all were adorable & made our home and front porch so welcoming this fall! I had a couple other variations grow in my garden, but to be honest, I think some of the seeds I got must have either gotten mixed up, or were accidentally cross pollinated, as they were shapes and colors that I didn’t recognize from the ones I purchased. I want a million of these babies next year. Musque de Provence-Otherwise know as “Fairytale Pumpkins.” I love the traditional orange color of pumpkins in this unique shape. I loved using these heirlooms in my kitchen to dress up my island. Mine didn’t start producing until later in the year, so I really didn’t get to let them ripen as long as I wish I could for that vibrant color and size.Ĭasper- These babies are round and oh so creamy white. They are my hands down favorite.īlue Jarrahdale – These cuties have a thick stem and mature from a deep green to a greenish blue. Porcelain Dolls – These pumpkins mature to an adorable baby doll pink. Here are my favorite types of pumpkins I grew this time around: I wanted lots of color for my fall decor this year. All in all, while the vines branch & spread out a lot, it probably took up 1/6th of an acre. We have a pretty large lot, and I did three rows of plants, with a total of 18 mounds. So first off, a DIY pumpkin patch requires land. But I only recommend products I love & think you will too. Just press play!ĭisclaimer: There are affiliate links in this post. I did a quick FAQ video of some of the basics if you want to see visuals. Here is the run down of everything I learned: The types of pumpkins we grew where I purchased my seeds how to plant and care for the pumpkin plants what fertilizers & pest control to use to keep them healthy how to hand pollinate pumpkin plants (and tell a female and male pumpkin flower apart) and finally how to harvest, clean & make them last all fall long. I hope my experience inspires you to grow your own little “Pinterest worthy” DIY pumpkin patch next year! For years it’s been a dream of mine to have a home grown garden full of heirloom pumpkins. So it doesn’t surprise me that so many of you are interested in this process as well. How To Grow Heirloom Fairytale Pumpkins From Seed (DIY Pumpkin Patch!) I’ve received SO many questions from you all about how we grew our own fairytale heirloom pumpkin patch this year. ![]()
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