Patch Update 5 Baby Pumpkin in Trouble

Patch update number five on the summer solstice… We go through all the giant pumpkins and giant squash along with the other giant fruits veggies and flowers I am growing in this complete update as to where I am at on the longest day of the year!
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[@andreweftink2303]

Looking great!

[@GardenofGiants]

Thanks 😊

[@ThePumpkinClub]

Another great video..there is some termination that i have to do

[@GardenofGiants]

Thanks Aaron!! Hope your patch is doing well!!

[@kristinel6352]

I had a pumpkin last year get that mottling and it did abort.

[@GardenofGiants]

Yeah that’s kind of what I’m afraid of!!

[@IAmHumanJake]

Very nice. Your carrot looking great. My carrots just not starting to push growth

[@GardenofGiants]

Thanks…. Awesome 👏 It’s always a bit of a mystery with a carrot because you don’t know how much is under that soil

[@IAmHumanJake]

@@GardenofGiants yeah always exciting

[@IAmHumanJake]

​@@GardenofGiants what are you feeding your carrots

[@general8891]

Great channel! Kids and I have been enjoying watching your videos, as they're attempting to grow a big pumpkin this year. What is the insecticide drench product you used?

[@GardenofGiants]

Thanks for watching and glad you are enjoying it. I used Bonide Tree and Shrub systemic insect control.

[@general8891]

Thanks Garden of Giants. We're analyzing a variety of options for insect control. 1 more question if you don't mind -- We grew 1 small atlantic giant last year and saved its very large seeds. We have 3 good plants growing from them now. They'd be happy with anything a few hundred pounds. What is the appropriate distance from the stump we should strive for? We started late and are in the 6-7 ft range now; is that enough to try for a pollination? Or still try for 12+ ft even if it takes a couple weeks yet. Thanks!

[@GardenofGiants]

If you are only going after a couple hundred pounds then 6 to 7 feet should suffice….. The purpose of waiting for a 10 foot vine or longer and really we look at how many Secondaries are behind the pumpkin in which case you would want to try to hit that magical 18 number… but anyways why we wait till 10 feet is because that plant is now big enough to support the pumpkin and not big enough at 10 feet but when you pollinate that pumpkin you have about 20 to 30 days to really fill in the vegetation before the pumpkin kind of stops the plant. So I would say if you’re feeling antsy go ahead and pollinate everything from here on out and see which one sticks for you…. Not remember there has been early July pollination‘s that have hit 2000 pounds so don’t feel rushed just because you see everybody else with a Pumpkin.

[@general8891]

Fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to explain that, really helpful. Hope you have great luck this season!

[@uptheplots]

Really enjoying your channel and learning lots. Wish I had room for giant pumpkins. Looking forward to the tomato video. Excuse my ignorance but why do your varieties have numbers in front of them? What do they mean? Is it size of parent?

[@GardenofGiants]

Thanks for watching Andy!! I really do appreciate that 😊 So when you see or hear me say a number with a name behind it what I’m referring to is a specific cross that was done. Let’s give some examples: 2365 Wolf = a 2,365 pound pumpkin grown by Andy Wolf. So we take the weight of the pumpkin (2365 pounds) and the last name of the grower (Wolf) and that identifies that seed so that we can keep records of what that seed has grown and create a pedigree/lineage as most Giant Growers will do closed pollinations times keep lines pure. Another example in the tomato’s is the 9.06 Brown, Chris Brown (me) grew a 9.06 pound tomato 🍅 so it is considered a 9.06 Brown. Last example is the 1109 Jutras…. A Giant green squash that weighed 1109 pounds grown by Joe Jutras gives you an (1109 Jutras) Hope this helps!!

[@uptheplots]

@@GardenofGiants thanks for clarifying.

[@IAmHumanJake]

@@GardenofGiants is it always like that, or is it really up to the grower what they want to name it

[@GardenofGiants]

No it’s a standard that’s been gone for like 20 years and nobody has ever really deviated from it…. Probably because it can be confusing enough and we just wanna know the lineages and the pedigrees of these seeds so if you started throwing other stuff into it it would just confuse everybody

[@IAmHumanJake]

@@GardenofGiants makes sense

[@MissouriPumpkinWorks]

How did you drench the tree and shrub and recommendations for how much per 100sqft plant? I think I bought the 1.25%

[@GardenofGiants]

If you’re drenching it into the roots it’s hard to really go overboard with the low percentage you’re dealing with but I would say 4 tablespoons a gallon at your rate. You only have to be careful with the stuff if you’re spraying onto the leaves because hot and sunny conditions can cause burning and I always like to avoid the tips when I’m spraying pretty much anything onto my plant as the tips of the plant are the most sensitive part of the plant.

[@Jarosh]

Better watch out that butternut will take over your whole garden. 😂

[@GardenofGiants]

Yeah I know they can get aggressive I’ll run it down the road of sunflowers if I have to!! Thanks again so much for the seed🧡

[@jesusisGod1434]

Your plants are so big! I don’t have that room you have! But I have one pollinated but I’ll probably pollinate the next one which is 4 feet further out on the main. How do you manage all the male flowers? They bring in all the bad bugs too!

[@GardenofGiants]

I you mean do I pluck flowers off? No I do not, once the plants are past 5-6 feet all flowers stay on… it’s crucial during pollination….. once you start terminating the flat and the flowers all get used of anyways and occasionally up towards the front of the plant I’ll do some picking once I have a pumpkin set but nothing with any sort of organization to it. I just simply have too many plans that cover two big of an area and I’m literally the only one that tends to my garden. Yes the flowers do bring in the bad bugs. Best of luck on your pollination!!!💪🎃