PUMPKIN - DILLS ATLANTIC GIANT

[caseylee]

i have heard these are very very very big pumpkins so I thought I would try them for the kids.  Does nayone know how many pumpkins i would get from one seed, and also best time to plant in cold greenhouse.

[caseylee]

[cambourne7]

plant now and plan on 2 fruit per plant 2 get them a good size and if you lose one you still have 1  ;D

[caseylee]

brillaint I will sow them in the colf greenhouse tomorrow when they hopefully arrive can't wait, are they really as massive as they are described

[caseylee]

do I have to let them grow to full size or can I cut them off early when they are smaller, I am actually growing them for my sons for halloween, so I don't mind them big it will be a good site to see come halloween

[5rod]

hi 5rod here
cambourne 7 and caseylee
i belive that atlanitic  giant have to be soak in
water for 12 hours then sow under heat.
then planted out as plants.
as i am gowning these myself  for my granson
sowing in a unheated green house only
when the soil is warm .
good luck

[growmore]

If you want pumpkins for  the kids for halloween I wouldn't grow Atlantiic Giants..
The amount of space the plant will  take up before you get a pumpkin formed may be quite a lot ...
You may be better of with varieties like  Ghost, or Jack be Little, smaller plant and maybe more pumpkins to the plant ..
Atlantic Giants are more for those that want a really  big pumpkin ..

[raisedbedted]

For the excitement factor for halloween I wouldnt grow Jack Be Little, I think you could have some quite disillusioned kids on your hands  ;)

If youve got the space the Dills or Hundredwight are good varieties and would make a good contest between the kids as they need lots of water and feeding.

Of course I'm not suggesting competition, I know how thats banned at schools these days but there will be a first and second place  ;)

[caseylee]

the pumpkins are for my own children and no competion at all.  I am growing jack be little aswell ( have two plots and two greenhouse and a very large back garden) I just wanted to see if I can achieve a massive one this year, and use it for halloween, I guess its just for the entertainment value of th happy kids seeing this massive pumpkin at the front of our drive that made me decide to grow it.

[wiltshire lass]

im growing the hundred wieght varity.few of them will be for competian

[cambourne7]

do I have to let them grow to full size or can I cut them off early when they are smaller, I am actually growing them for my sons for halloween, so I don't mind them big it will be a good site to see come halloween

I was told to let 2 fruit grow and when one gets big enough cut it with some of the vine and let it ripen which leaves you one to get bigger you just run the risk of it being vandalised or rotting.

hi 5rod here
cambourne 7 and caseylee
i belive that atlanitic  giant have to be soak in
water for 12 hours then sow under heat.
then planted out as plants.
as i am gowning these myself  for my granson
sowing in a unheated green house only
when the soil is warm .
good luck

Last year which is the only year i tried them i planted them in the greenhouse (unheated) and it was fine but soaking is probably a good idea.

[teresa]

I start them in a lunch box seeds between damp tissue and leave the box on a windowcill. when they start to grow dosent take long pot them up a greenhouse is fine as long as its warm. they grow realy fast let the weather warm up first.
this link is interesting I love reading it.

http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants.htm

enjoy.

[5rod]

hi  5 rod here
soak and planted pumpkins seeds wed,most are now up
and will repot on ,these where in a heated prop.now will
go in 3"pots and put in greenhouse in10 day.
                          :D :D :D

[raisedbedted]

the pumpkins are for my own children and no competion at all.  I am growing jack be little aswell ( have two plots and two greenhouse and a very large back garden) I just wanted to see if I can achieve a massive one this year, and use it for halloween, I guess its just for the entertainment value of th happy kids seeing this massive pumpkin at the front of our drive that made me decide to grow it.

We let each of our 4 children grow a pumpkin plant and they have a friendly competition between them as to who can get theirs to grow the largest.  It keeps them interested throughout the year which is great in my book.

With so much space caseylee maybe you can afford to grow a few plants anyway to hedge your bets.