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Pumpkins can be collected when they have a uniform orange tone and the skin is hard. Pumpkins can stay in the nursery through light, plant-killing frost.
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Sow seeds in columns or “pumpkin slopes,” which are the size of little pitcher hills.
Set up the slopes ahead of time with a bounty of old excrement incorporated into the ground (12 to 15 inches).
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Sow the seeds 1 inch deep into the slopes (4 to 5 seeds for every slope). Space slopes 4 to 8 feet apart.
Your plants ought to sprout in under seven days with the right soil temperature (70 degrees F) and emerge in 5 to 10 days.
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At the point when the plants are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin to 2 to 3 plants for each slope by cutting off undesirable plants.
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When planting in lines, plant seeds 6 to 12 inches separated in columns 6 to 10 feet apart.
Collect pumpkins on a dry day after the skins are hard.
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To slow rot, leave an inch or two of stem on pumpkins when collecting them.
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To collect the pumpkin, cut the stem off the plant cautiously with a sharp blade or pruners; don’t tear it
Handle pumpkins delicately or they might be wounded.