Growing a Giant Pumpkin in a Huge pile of Homemade Compost

Ryan Hoelke
Ryan Hoelke
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Published 2023-09-10
The Giant Pumpkin growth rate has taken off and this fruit is now adding a lot of weight each day. The pumpkin plant is growing in only a huge pile of compost in an experiment to see if it can get everything it needs to grow from only the homemade compost! The compost was made from hundreds of yard waste bags of leaves, some food scraps, plant material and of course, so many coffee grounds for that Nitrogen kick! The daily growth of this pumpkin is clearly visible and we take measurements and show how we estimate the pumpkins weight. It's amazing that all the food and nutrients that this Atlantic Giant Pumpkin plant needs, can be found in our homemade backyard compost. You can see why the rich leaf mold is so great in the organic gardening community.

Follow along as we show this pumpkin grow from Day 8 to Day 63. How big will it be at the end of the growing season?

Planting the seed, compost pile prep:    • Growing a Giant Pumpkin in a Giant Pi...  

Plant is growing:    • Growing a Giant Pumpkin in 100% Compo...  

Pumpkin Pollination Time:    • Compost Experiment // Growing a Giant...  

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All Comments (21)
  • @sloanmagnum5009
    Nice pumpkin! Its interesting that you grew it in a compost pile. Theres a guy from my church who grew potatoes in a huge pile of old lawn clippings. They grew lots of really big potatoes.
  • @NanasWorms
    The colour is absolutely splendid! I'm sure you can make a spooky feature out of that dimple at Halloween!
  • @serdalkaptan
    Amazing growth, and very fast. I love pumpkin plants and their taste. I wish I could find a few seeds of the pumpkin type like yours. Thanks for sharing.
  • @williamworth2746
    Why cover the pumpkin Hail bugs ?? I just got some seeds from a would record holding pumpkin
  • @allanjones207
    Looks impressive to me. What was the final weight?
  • @jasonslade1253
    How are you planning on getting it to your front door to scare some kids? Lol
  • @MasonR13
    The discoloration look like iron chlorosis. Hot and drought conditions exacerbate the condition. So do highly alkaline soils. Sulfur and chelated iron may help your cause this next growing season 😊
  • @dkielp11
    Where did you get all the coffee grounds from?
  • @OyongAsik_87
    So the whole plant, you let it only 1 Pumpkin grow big?
  • @infamos
    So you have to look for any other female flowers and remove them Im guessing