jjannie's 2020 gardening

[wiperhunter2]

@Cowboypirate

I really enjoyed reading some of the older posts here - has me excited for next year.

Moving back to Henefer in early summer really messed with my garden plans. But I am really looking forward to get back in the game next spring and sharing some of our stuff. I love to try to grow melons and such that have no business growing in Utah. Got to find a spot for grapes and where will I have my giant pumpkin patch? Maybe, now I am this close to the ranch again, I will have to till up the old patch that was so good to me 20 years ago.

How big were these giant pumpkins you use to grow?

[Cowboypirate]

I had a couple getting up towards 100 lbs at the ranch when the squirrels got to them. I know that’s not really a giant, but they could have been 300 if they could have finished out. I been reading up on growing true giants this fall and looking at where to start amending a good plot at the ranch

[wiperhunter2]

@Cowboypirate

I had a couple getting up towards 100 lbs at the ranch when the squirrels got to them. I know that’s not really a giant, but they could have been 300 if they could have finished out. I been reading up on growing true giants this fall and looking at where to start amending a good plot at the ranch

Check out this pumpkin that were grown right behind out house.

[Cowboypirate]

Ya. I am not anywhere near that in my pumpkin journey.

Here is my early attempts at the ranch and again in Morgan

[jjannie]

@Cowboypirate

I had a couple getting up towards 100 lbs at the ranch when the squirrels got to them. I know that’s not really a giant, but they could have been 300 if they could have finished out. I been reading up on growing true giants this fall and looking at where to start amending a good plot at the ranch

If you have the space for one there are many hoop style greenhouses on KSL that will give a jump on gardening in the spring and extend some things into late fall. If you put doors in each end leave it open all summer for some better pollination and breezes. Some even have rollup sides to get more air air flow. We are not allowed to have this style even the house-style we do have took getting an approval from our HOA as it doesn’t really ‘match’ our house’s look.

I was considering growing a few pumpkin plants just for Halloween carving for the grandkids and the toasting seeds, just not sure yet. If I do, they’d have to be grown outside our smaller greenhouse. Think I could start the seeds in the GH then transplant the plants into really large pots once frost scare has past. It’s be worth a test run anyway.