The Lazy Gardener's Guide To No-Dig Pumpkins!

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  @TraceUK · 2 years ago

  Experienced Pumpkin grower here - if you’re growing pumpkins up an obelisk, once they’ve pollinated and the pumpkins begin to grow, make sure you create a ‘hammock’ to support the weight of the pumpkin otherwise they’ll either drop off from the weight, snap the vine or just not grow very big. Also, unless you have your own hive of bees, it’s worth hand pollinating but of course you have to hope you’ve got a female & male flower open on the same day. I’ve spent many early summer mornings in my dressing gown, checking for open pumpkin flowers!

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• UN

  @universalearthling3227 · 2 years ago

  Last fall I let a few pumpkins rot in a small section of my yard. When they started to really break down I simply covered them with a little topsoil and leaf mulch. They popped up early this spring, and despite the squirrels having some feasts, are growing strong. No manure, no fertilizer, and nearly no tending other than thinning them out a little

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• LO

  @louisemccaughan2056 · 2 years ago

  The amount of times I have gotten carried away with sowing and simply run out of room, is astounding 😂 Love creating new garden beds. Husband rolls his eyes.

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• JA

  @jackieo8693 · 2 years ago

  There is something kind of magical about a pumpkin patch!

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• SL

  @slashieboy · 2 years ago

  I love this guy! I grow my plants in Sweden and have gotten alot of inspiration and information from this channel keep going please

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• SE

  @seanyc4882 · 2 years ago

  Hi Ben, please try get a few videos of these over the coming weeks, would love to see how they get on with this method!

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• RA

  @Ram13i · 2 years ago

  Knock Knock gnocchi on heaven's door!!  🤣 Love it!!!

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• SU

  @susannahv7219 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I literally just came on from my first ever no-dig beds in planning, feeling quite overwhelmed, and was comforted by your opening lines &quot;Do you ever feel like you&apos;ve bitten off more than you can chew?&quot;. I was nodding along with the video. Thank you so much for all your guidance and wonderful enthusiasm. <br><br>Anyway, wonderful project. Pumpkins are indeed amazing and quite magical. A whole patch is my dream too. The first year I gardened, the only thing that grew were carrots and pumpkin. But what a bumper crop of Hokkaido! We must&apos;ve had 60 pumpkins for a family of 2 (my dog wouldn&apos;t take part 😂). Pumpkin curry, pumpkin stew, pumpkin lasagne...I got good at pumpkin dishes that year! This year I&apos;ve planted more winter squash varieties than I have bed space, so I&apos;m going to get creative with large pots and spare corners!

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• BR

  @brightantwerp · 2 years ago

  I am happy you make your dreams come true. You are an inspiration!

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• MY

  @MyGardenRetreat · 4 months ago

  Whenever I look at a big, beautiful pumpkin patch, that song &quot;Bibbidy, Bobbidy, Boo&quot; always starts up in my head. Love it. When I first watched Disney&apos;s Cinderella, I was 6 years old, at my grandma&apos;s house. After the coach scene, I DEMANDED we start a pumpkin patch in her yard. She started a small one, with sugar pie pumpkins. It added a bit of magic to Fall that year.

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• AL

  @ALEXANDRIAinNeverland · 1 year ago

  I really like how this guy talks! &nbsp;I have accidental pumpkins but I dont see many bees so ive been outside pollinating them myself!

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• IA

  @Iamhome365 · 2 years ago

  Your tip of nipping out a small piece of the seed casing was brilliant!! I did this about 2 weeks ago to sunflowers, put them on damp kitchen paper and into a bag, about 70% had germinated the next day!!!!

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