400 to 600 lb Pumpkins

Hi GRANDPA BOB, I have no idea how to grow them but I remember my mother used to have a greenhouse and once she grew a really big pumpkin but lord knows how she done that, mum had green fingers too, just like you. Tamara

Good grief what would you do with pumpkins that size? It would take the entire neighborhood to eat it. How would you lift it? How would you get it through the kitchen door?

Wow, 400 to 600 pound pumpkins? If they really do get huge you should enter them into a contest or something. I hope you show us some photos of them when they get all big and beautiful.

Wow! I have seen pictures of pumpkins that big and they overflow a wheelbarrow. You'd better have a LOT of space for each of them! What are you going to do with them? You can have a lot of pumpkin pies, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread and muffins, etc.

Wow..those are going to be some big pumpkins, what are you going to do with them? I have no idea how to care for them, I've never grown anything that big before. I hope someone gives you information on them, you'll have to be sure to put a picture on here when they've grown. I'd like to see them..lol..Have a good day

We grow regular pumpkins every year. I'm not sure about pumkins of that size but I can tell you that regular pumpkins need a space all of thier own! LOL They will vine out and overtake whatever is around them. We learned that lesson the hard way. Allow plenty of room and don't plant them close to other plants or they will choke the others out. Also once they begin to produce you need to turn them occassionally or they will grow flat sided. You can't completely turn them or obviously they will break from the stem but you need to just move them around every week or so. Also if the ground is very wet turn them more often or they will rot on one side. We have plenty of room so we have a specific area that is designated to pumkins and once they start producing we just monitor them to prevent them from being flat on one side. They are very easy to grow and very plentiful here! LOL Good Luck and tak plenty of pictures!

Good luck with that, I wish you well on growing the "big" one. I don't know much about them either. I imagine you can find some info on the computer. I am sure the plants will need lots of water, fertilizer and TLC. I also think once the pumpkins appear on the vine, you pick the one you want to get big, and then pick the other ones so they don't grow. That way all the nutrients go to that one pumpkin. I will be looking forward to seeing your big pumpkins,

Sorry I can't be of any help Grandpa Bob, but I have never grown pumpkins! You'll definitely have to keep us posted on how big they really get, and if you win any records at all for growing a pumpkin that huge! Good Luck!

If they grow to be that size then I am sure you would need plenty of room for them to grow. I have seen large ones on TV before, some huge ones. I guess those that size are just for show and nothing else?

Wow, 400 to 600 pound pumpkins? If they really do get huge you should enter them into a contest or something. I hope you show us some photos of them when they get all big and beautiful.

Hi grandpa! I've never grown pumpkins myself. I asked a friend who does and she refered me to this (information only) website: http://www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp/tips/10steps/10steps.html If you get a big enough one, you'll have to carve it and hide inside for Halloween. Imagine surprising trick-or-treaters when you jump out! LOL

That is going to be some big pumpkins. I have grown pumpkins. The way I take care of mine is making sure not many bugs try to eat away at my plants. I sprinkle this white powder stuff on my plants leaves so bugs don;t eat them up. But I wish I could remember the name of it. I use miracle grow plant food to feed them once or twice a month. Hope that helps.

I have never heard of those seeds, but they would be some big pumpkins! I would guess a pumpkin like that would take up an area of about 3x3, so they probably need lots and lots of space! Im not sure if you have heard this trick before or not, so I will share. If you want to grow the biggest pumpkins possible, you have to watch your vines. Pick which pumpkin you will let grow. As soon as you see another pumpkin starting to grow on that vine, pick it off. That way all of the energy goes into growing just that one pumpkin. I hope these grow! I would love to see pictures when they have matured!

wow man 600 lbs is alot for a pumpkin!!! im mostly used to those little pumpkins from the grocery store , that must be an event , i hope you will succeed grampa bob ! good luck

Very cool!

I have no idea how to grow and care for pumpkins. Might be quite the undertaking. Wish you luck, and will wait to see what the results are. That will make one awesome pumpkin pie!

Oh goodness, you planted them before you knew what you were getting into? LOL, this should be fun to watch. I thought I was bad by planting tomato seeds that turned out to be indeterminate and grew over 7 ft tall. I had no clue what indeterminate meant, but I sure do now! Can't wait to see pictures of this adventure. Hope they work out for you!

i do love planting pumpkin seeds. after sprouting and growing into some heights they will usually die and will survive. i don't know what kind of plant and weather conditions these pumpkin want or adapted to. i would love to see one day. something hanging on my garden a big pumpkin. would love to know more about growing pumpkins.

400 to 600 lb!!!It's amazing!!!