Before the pumpkin itself, the plant bears flowers. Male flowers have a stamen with pollen on it and others have a small bulge — the beginnings of a pumpkin, the analog of an egg — under a ...

Learn how to plant pumpkin seeds and grow your very own patch. Fact checked by Isaac Winter Caring for homegrown pumpkins ...

Learn which companion plants help pumpkins thrive and which to avoid for a healthier, more productive crop. For a pumpkin harvest that’s destined to become the talk of the neighborhood ...

University of Illinois Extension horticulture experts will present tips, how-to’s, and answer questions about each monthly ...

To grow a huge pumpkin, soil quality, frost, pest, and disease issues come into play long before the plant starts to sprout. Mark says even placement of a pumpkin plant is vital. "I often put ...