Pumpkin Growing Stages: What You Should Know
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One of the great joys of gardening is watching your plants develop, and especially if you have planted fruits or vegetables watching your future harvest mature right before your eyes is borderline magical. Sometimes it makes it very difficult to be patient!
Every fruit and veggie goes through its own development process after planting, and the miracle of Life is on full display as you watch a tiny seed sprout, grow and eventually produce the wonderful food that we eat.
Today we are looking at the pumpkin, the largest of the squashes that are commonly eaten, and also used for many other purposes.
Learning the growth phases of your pumpkins will help you nail down when they will be ready for harvest, and also help you pinpoint potential problems during development.
I’ll tell you all about what happens after you plant that seed just below!
Tom has lived and worked on farms and homesteads from the Carolinas to Kentucky and beyond. He is passionate about helping people prepare for tough times by embracing lifestyles of self-sufficiency.
