I Entered a Giant Pumpkin Contest!
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@sgrvtl7183
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
The brilliant colors of all the trees is Inspiring! And your gratefulness to be on the Farm is also Inspiring (sure beats NYC!) Thank You for the Update🧡💚❤💛
@phantomslayer1595
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
I also had a disaster year for squash in general. First I had squash beetles and i found scraping eggs and a spray bottle of soapy water for the actual beetles to be the best treatment and then just when I thought I had them under control… Squash borers x.x
@cgafaarmustafhagi1055
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
All the way from facebook, glad to came across your facebook.
@melissa7233
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
I've been devastated by sq bugs as well. They've done worse damage than borers. I've sprayed them with just about everything available to the home gardener, and still lost all my squash. I had to develop new strategies when it comes to growing anything in the squash/pumpkin family.
1. COVER EVERYTHING! Don't let the bugs in. Even bees. 🙁 Learn how to hand pollinate.
2. Despite the cover, check leaves frequently. Sometimes SQ bugs are sneaky enough to get under a cover.
3. Spray anyway, but you won't need to as frequently as you would to if they were uncovered.
4. Don't plant anything in the sq family year after year. This includes pumpkins, zucchini, butternuts, yellow, etc… 🙁 I alternate planting every other year. This will keep the pests from establishing themselves in your garden.
5. When you replant, practice crop rotation. It helps with pests, diseases, and soil depletion.
@chippychick6261
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Thank you for that beautiful drive to the pumpkin contest. Peak leaf color ❤
@aussiegardener1773
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Please play the "My buddy Alfred" song I miss it terribly
@aussiegardener1773
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Love the spooky music!
@Mr_Mxyztplk
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
The spooky music was a nice touch.
@martykate6836
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
next year use the hoop coop
@PoppieField
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
I would love it if you could interview YouTuber Pumpkinista! She grows absolutely massive pumpkins and other giant veg, she also credits growing the pumpkins for saving her life and giving her a reason to get strong and stay well despite serious ill health. Any chance you can invite her to do a podcast episode with her or get her on a live stream? I’m sure you will get some tips! 🎃
@lburton874
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
699 is impressive…. The new world record sits over 3000.
@dano336
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
So I live in Florida but I am from upstate New York originally and I'm loving seeing all the scenes of the leaves
@thenesthomestead
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
We just got some backyard space, so we're excited to grow some giant pumpkins of our own! Looks like you all had a fantastic turnout and a lot of fun together – Dakota & Angela
@SunDogDeb
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
The fall colors on the drive were spectacular! Here in Virginia the colors for the last several years have been "meh". Thanks for the beauty shots of the trees!
@ImusNoxa
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Maybe the real winning pumpkin is the fun we had and the friends we made along the way? 😅 Thanks for sharing the small town hijinks with us. It's a lot of fun.
Also, I just want you to know that when we pull up your channel, my 1.5 yr old daughter now starts saying "Cow!". Macho man and his posse are appreciated in this house.
@Zetharia
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
You should try growing giant marrows! I've heard they do better in the colder climates.
@megwrisinger619
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Autumn fun!❤
@juzzymb
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
That’s 317kg. My goodness!
@anneyday3493
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
The pumpkin contest brought smiles and good feelings across the entire country, maybe the world depending on your audience's reach! Thanks for hanging in there. Tell Alfred his participation was enjoyed too!
@kuronyaa-san
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
I think it is back to the greenhouse for bigger pumpkins next year. I suspect that the climate inside it is more congenial towards growth.
"Who did this Ginny?"
Ginny: "I ain't ratting out anyone." :3
@mrfrankielam100
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Can you do a video at the farmer's market for us?
@defeqel6537
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
699… that's crazy
@gerrimilner9448
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
can you get ladybirds or something for the greenhouse to eat the bugs
@monacoleman24
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Is it true feeding pumpkins milk will make it grow bigger?
@michelefritchie6198
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
How'd you get the job of emcee of the pumpkin growing contest?
@michelefritchie6198
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Spray squash bugs with either insecticidal soap, pyrethrins, or neem. Source: The Veggie Gardener's Answer Book,by Barbara W. Ellis, 2008, p. 149.
@leagueaddict8357
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
The ground has to be right as well, most people that grow big pumpkins do it in big greenhouses, and they cut off any competing pumpkins so that all resources go to that 1 pumpkin. It's very easy to plant something, but the soil needs to have the correct nutrients for it to grow. You are competing against people that spray the pumpkins with rubbing alcohol, and use petroleum jelly or even a cinnamon paste to stop wounds from destroying the entire pumpkin. They use electric fans too. It's not you can just put in a seed, wait for it to grow and compete that is not what you are competing against.
@Mystearicia
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
I saw on tiktok someone got a 3100 lbs pumpkin 😂😂😂😂 i didnt know pumpkins could grow THAT gigantic
@karinaalatorre5038
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 pm
🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳