How to Grow Pumpkins in Containers (Even in Small Spaces)

Great video, thank you! Not wanting to waste them, I discarded a small variety of halloween pumpkins in a small patch of my garden for the birds to enjoy the seeds. Much to my delight they loved them, especially the cardinals. And now, even more to my surprise, I seem to have cultivated a small pumpkin patch. The spot is a bit shady but the vines seem to be thriving .. we'll see! Perhaps, I'll have my own homegrown pumpkins this year. Happy gardening!

Very helpful and you seem so kind! Thanks for taking the time to help me ! Second year gardening and really enjoying learning about things I haven’t planted before!

First off, I love this video. I've tried to grow pumpkins so many times and failed. But, I have to say that I think its hilarious how the video started out with him saying that he just threw seeds under a tree and always ended up with a full pumpkin patch without doing anything, and then proceeded to spend the next 15 minutes going through all of the specific soils/composts/timing/bugs/mildews/etc. and everything that can go wrong if things aren't done carefully. 😄 Here's hoping I can actually get a pumpkin this season!

You literally explained EVERYTHING perfectly and answered all the questions I had. ❤

I bought little mini pumpkins during a seed sale and I had no idea where I would actually plant them… now I have confidence in planting them in containers and letting them sprawl on the ground. I need to search for this mesh trellis you keep mentioning in the videos.

I have a feeling bugs like the one you mentioned just arise from the earth because of the pumpkins. I think this creation we live in is way more interesting than we realize.

Best video I’ve seen on growing pumpkins! Thanks so much!

Appreciate the time you spent here , teaching a novice gardener like myself I've gone nuts in my backyard Growing everything I can fit in, in my season that is Not just for my family, hoping to help my neighbours out too I'll be watching a few of your clips as my step to step guide on the do's and don'ts As my garden matures

Thank you so much! You’re a wealth of knowledge about growing these pumpkins and I really needed your help! I’m in Florida, where our torrential rainstorms have killed pumpkins grown in my flower garden for two years now. I never intended to grow pumpkins; they started from seeds after Halloween! Now, I’m determined to grow one or two…or however many survive. Going to use the 30 gallon container and all of your helpful tips. Thank you!

Very helpful!!!

omg! this is the best one to watch for potting pumpkin! thank you so much i learned so much !straight to the point! subscribed

Lots of helpful tips, I'm growing my first pumpkins this year in a raised bed and I've learned a lot about expecations for them in limited space. Now I know adding mulch and realizing the realistic number of pumpkins I should keep growing will hopefully help me though the season. I'm attempting to grow giant atlantic pumpkins and at first I tried to get them to grow vertically like squash or cucumbers and I have found through various videos that I'm being ambutious to say the least. I have two growing now about soft ball sized fruit that I'm going to try and keep alive, but theres one growing above the main plant in a trellis that I think I'll have to cut down and direct the vines toward the ground. Man, these plants are finicky, I had a lot of leaves die off because I think it wasn't getting enough water consistently so hopefully the mulch helps. I'm hoping I can get atleast three pumpkins to get big from my set up so I can give one to my niece for her first halloween (she can have the biggest one) and save the seeds to grow them more efficeintly next year. Never thought I'd learn so much or be so invested in a plant, but the challenge is so fun.

this is the best break down of growing plants thank you so much!

this was soooo helpful and well done. youve given me the confidence to try! thank you so much friend

Such of wonderful video. Very educational. Thank you 🙏🏾

I subscribed within 1 minute when you shared your story! Ty

Outsstanding!!!

Am so impressed thanks

Excellent video, thanks for sharing

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