How To Grow Pumpkins From Seeds
Any seeds pumpkin or otherwise will store best if you keep them somewhere cold and dry.
How to grow pumpkins from seeds. When you plant pumpkin seeds outside remember that pumpkins need an incredible amount of space to grow. Form small mounds of soil and space 1m apart. Pumpkin seeds wont germinate in cold soil.
Choose a sunny spot with well drained soil. Water the pumpkin seeds just enough so that the soil is moist but not swamped. They need a soil temperature of around 18C to germinate so some gardeners do like to plant seeds in a greenhouse to give them an early start.
Once the seeds are dry store pumpkin seed for planting in an envelope. Plant your seeds 1 - 2 inches deep. Soil with good drainage.
The growing pumpkin seedling immediately needs a lot of light. Place on a dry paper. How to Grow a Pumpkin.
Choose a spot that doesnt have standing water after heavy rains. Pumpkins are one of those crops that are best planted from seed because transplanting pumpkin seedlings can be iffy. If you plan on growing pumpkins as a food crop or for a giant pumpkin contest you can start your pumpkins indoors about two to three weeks before the last frost date for your area.
Plant seeds in rows or pumpkin hills With hills the soil will warm more quickly and the seeds will germinate faster. This will create a nice rich soil bed. If you live in a cold climate start seeds indoors 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost to give pumpkins enough time to mature.