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Lil' Fatty, lol. One of Nature's Wonders!
PS---I think that the once-a-week ferts are on the cautious side. In step with that, you could, could, maybe not should, lol, increase the foliar applications of whatever you wanna use to X 2, maybe on one plant to see the effect, if any. I noticed that the labels for 24-8-16 and 15-30-15 are identical. So, must be no biggie at the usual, low concentration of
1 TbSp/gallon. Okay, movie time! eric g

6/6/2026 1:49:17 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Looks great, few suggestions since you are newer:

1) get the petals off the pumpkin by gently peeling off (asap)

2) get something under the pumpkin when it lands in a day or

3) make sure to cover the pumpkin 24/7 with a white sheet at a minimum. Lots of people also build shade tents to keep rain off the pumpkin but still allow air flow. It can be as simple as rebar, pvc inserted over rebar and a tarp clipped to pvc.

4) keep pollinating everything that opens and decide later

6/6/2026 8:27:19 AM

Huntsville, AL, USA

I think I will probably increase fertilizers soon, they could probably use it honestly. It's been raining for three solid weeks so I don't think they've been getting enough nutrients when I do feed them anyway. Will probably increase soon. AND I just went and put a sheet over the three baby pumpkins that I think will be the most viable, one is kind of oddly shaped and on the weaker plant so I didn't worry with shading it, but the others are now under cover. I put sand under each of them this weekend while it was dry to help keep it from soaking in the water and once we know which one will be "the" one, I'll get a pallet under it as it grows

6/8/2026 10:48:50 AM