Beginner Gardening: Jack o' Lanterns, 0 by GardeningMommy

GardeningMommy wrote:
OK, here's the update! I've pruned a few of the pumpkins off of my vines, but found that it's going to be nigh unto impossible to get it to one pumpkin per vine. There are just too many things to sort through, and it's too prickly! So I'm caring for the largest pumpkins and picking off ones that I can tell are on the same vine.

NL, by "side dress", do you mean just lay some compost down at the base of the vines and let the sprinklers carry the nutrients down? Now that's something I can do!

Also, here's a picture of my makeshift slings for my pumpkins. I've only done one so far, as I want to test it out before I do it for the rest. I made it by tying two knee-high stockings together, and then tying that over the top of the trellis and securing it with a zip tie. This pumpkin is about 6' in diameter already, so I am so excited!