Another go at a giant - 2021 Season
Last season, despite a lot of issues, I still managed to grow a personal best 595 pound Atlantic Giant pumpkin. I also had one go 505 pounds (it also had issues). Late last fall I broke out a new plot and in the original plot I added ~14 tons of sand and planted a winter cover crop. I have yet to add sand to the new plot so I'm sure that will make a difference. The winter cover crop (mostly crop or field rye) was consumed consistently by rabbits throughout the winter. Also during the winter I was able to purchase several pumpkin seeds with tremendous genetics but they came with a price. Through an on-line auction I was able to obtain a seed from the 1,990 pound state record Kansas grown pumpkin from last year! Jacob Marintzer is the grower. He was selling the seeds for $60 a seed but I was able to get it for $45 through bidding in an on-line auction. That particular pumpkin was grown under a green house and I don't ever expect to have that...