{"id":696,"date":"2012-08-25T01:18:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/25\/giant-pumpkins-and-pumpkin-patches\/"},"modified":"2012-08-25T01:18:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T01:18:00","slug":"giant-pumpkins-and-pumpkin-patches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/25\/giant-pumpkins-and-pumpkin-patches\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Pumpkins and Pumpkin Patches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We watched one of those shows on giant pumpkins festivals in upstate New York. It was fun to see all the gardeners babysitting their pumpkins. I wish I would have planted some in May. They&#8217;d be big by now. &nbsp;Here&#8217;s some tips for growing giant pumpkins for yourself&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/imgres?hl=en&amp;biw=1298&amp;bih=702&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbnid=F6R5ufcG_JNkiM:&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/denverpumpkins.com\/&amp;docid=yBEGXl51hJkVoM&amp;imgurl=http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Umf53mfC8Co\/TbSGhVv9SCI\/AAAAAAAAAz4\/Xwnt05VwYys\/s1600\/denverpumpkinslogo.jpg&amp;w=910&amp;h=257&amp;ei=_iQ4UMKXMIjBygHq1oCABw&amp;zoom=1&amp;iact=hc&amp;vpx=487&amp;vpy=208&amp;dur=226&amp;hovh=119&amp;hovw=423&amp;tx=252&amp;ty=55&amp;sig=102380354553367189400&amp;page=2&amp;tbnh=64&amp;tbnw=225&amp;start=15&amp;ndsp=22&amp;ved=1t:429,r:7,s:15\">HERE. <\/a><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Umf53mfC8Co\/TbSGhVv9SCI\/AAAAAAAAAz4\/Xwnt05VwYys\/s640\/denverpumpkinslogo.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"640\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Giant Pumpkins are a fun thing to grow! &nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>But, alas, we were doing lillies and fruit trees and veggies. Next year I&#8217;m going to find a place to do a pumpkin patch. There is one area behind my house that has nothing growing. It&#8217;s a perfect spot. Here are some good varieties to buy in seeds&#8230;.from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com\/growing-a-giant-pumpkin.html\">No Dig Vegetable Garden&#8217;s site.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\n<li><strong>Cabbage:<\/strong>&nbsp;Northern Giant Cabbage (100 lbs.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carrot:<\/strong>&nbsp;Japanese Imperial Long Carrot (12+ inches long)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cucumber:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mammoth Zeppelin Cucumber (16 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gourd:<\/strong>&nbsp;Giant Long Gourd (120 Inches)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pumpkin:<\/strong>&nbsp;Atlantic Giant Pumpkin (400 to over 1000 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tomato:<\/strong>&nbsp;Old Colossus Heirloom Tomato (2+ pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watermelon:<\/strong>&nbsp;Carolina Cross (Giant) Watermelon (200 pounds)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uZDIDvda8UE\/UDgmSOPqvfI\/AAAAAAAAOCI\/AtwGQ6wWMGk\/s1600\/gardner+village+018.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uZDIDvda8UE\/UDgmSOPqvfI\/AAAAAAAAOCI\/AtwGQ6wWMGk\/s400\/gardner+village+018.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Meg loved the pumpkin patch at Gardner Village last October&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><\/div>\n<p>In the meantime, I&#8217;ll just have to enjoy all these other pumpkin patches. They are sprouting all around us. My grandkids love to go pick their Halloween pumpkin out from the patch.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4JIxLqI4Bd8\/UDgmTaIUfrI\/AAAAAAAAOCQ\/tkpbCCsk-5Q\/s1600\/gardner+village+019.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4JIxLqI4Bd8\/UDgmTaIUfrI\/AAAAAAAAOCQ\/tkpbCCsk-5Q\/s400\/gardner+village+019.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Josie was a cute little dinosaur&#8230;.so cute!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K1NBMHJBpBM\/UDgmV5TTLYI\/AAAAAAAAOCg\/PnZOguHNNeA\/s1600\/gardner+village+027.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K1NBMHJBpBM\/UDgmV5TTLYI\/AAAAAAAAOCg\/PnZOguHNNeA\/s640\/gardner+village+027.JPG\" width=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Hangin&#8217; with my homies at the pumpkin patch&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fV2N8sPutj8\/UDgmYUiNrYI\/AAAAAAAAOCw\/K9kPD-rfyp4\/s1600\/gardner+village+031.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fV2N8sPutj8\/UDgmYUiNrYI\/AAAAAAAAOCw\/K9kPD-rfyp4\/s400\/gardner+village+031.JPG\" width=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">I love those little kiddos&#8230;.I love Halloween too&#8230;it&#8217;s my favorite holiday!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>They like to sit on a tractor or two and go through the hay maze too. What fun it is in the fall in Utah. I love all the back to school stuff, apple picking and scarecrows in cornfields, the fall colors and the leaves changing too. And I love pumpkin patches in the fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We watched one of those shows on giant pumpkins festivals in upstate New York. It was fun to see all the gardeners babysitting their pumpkins. I wish I would have planted some in May. They&#8217;d be big by now. &nbsp;Here&#8217;s some tips for growing giant pumpkins for yourself&nbsp;HERE. 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