SUBJECT |
DESCRIPTION |
A |
Atlantic Giants |
These bests are the "king" of all pumpkins |
B |
Bacteria |
Bacterias are a major threat to your crop. |
Bonding |
Creating a bond is essential to healthy fruit growth. It Works! |
Bugs |
Identification and protection is needed in this area |
C |
Canning |
Find complete instructions for safe home canning |
Carving |
Test your skill at carving interesting and sometimes challenging templates
on your pumpkin. |
Chemicals |
Learn about fertilizers- - chemicals and trace elements |
Chronology |
Learn and follow the life cycle of an Atlantic Giant Pumpkin |
ClipArt |
Find lots of Pumpkin and Halloween art here |
Compost |
All gardeners praise the glory of the compost heap. |
Cookbook |
Find just about any recipe using pumpkins |
Cover Crop |
Cover crops of winter rye grass protects the field and adds nitrogen
to the soil |
Crafts |
Halloween and Thanksgiving Crafts |
Crisis Center |
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Cross Pollination |
There is good cross pollination and bad cross pollination |
Cucumber Beetle |
A major garden pest and carrier of disease, a must to control |
D |
Damping Off Disease |
Guard against the biggest risk to your new seedlings |
Diary |
Keep a daily log of your plant and fruit growth |
Dictionary |
Learn pumpkin term and definitions |
Disease |
You can and must guard against disease in your pumpkin crop |
Dissent |
Hard to believe but their are dissidents |
E |
Economics |
We call it "Pumpkinomics" |
Elephants |
What do elephants have to do with pumpkins, you ask!?! |
F |
Facts |
Lots of facts and information |
Fertilizers |
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Festivals |
How about a fall foliage drive a with a stop at a weigh-off? |
Foliar Feeding |
Use liquid fertilizers and feed your plants through the leaves |
Fruit Selection |
How to select the best fruit to keep on the vine |
Fruit Set |
What is it and what affects it? |
Fun Stuff |
Just for fun and humor |
G |
Games, Party |
We have some of the best party games for kids from two to eighty two. |
Genetics |
Genetic capability is important to potential size and appearance |
Germination |
Learn the tricks to successful germination |
Growth Logs |
Just how fast do pumpkins grow.....find out. |
H |
Halloween |
Here's the best of Halloween ........ |
Hand Pollination |
This is strongly recommended, if not a necessity for Atlantic Giants |
Harvesting |
Tips and ideas on harvesting and storage |
Health |
Do you know if pumpkins are healthy for you? |
History |
Discover the history of the pumpkin |
I |
Insects |
Identification and protection is needed in this area |
J |
Jack O'Lanterns |
Learn the History of the Jack O'Lantern |
K |
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L |
Languages |
In how many tongues do you know the word pumpkin |
Links |
Here you will find links to other sites. |
M |
Manure |
What manures are and what they do |
Mounding Soil |
How and why mounding works |
Mulch |
Mulch is a great a additive to your garden. |
N |
Names for Pumpkins |
Here's a list of good and bad names for your pumpkin |
Novelty |
People do some strange things with pumpkins |
O |
Organizations |
There is the WPC, GPC, St. Lawerence Growers and many more! |
P |
Ph |
What is it and what does it do? |
Poetry |
We found that pumpkins bring out the best in poets. |
Pollination |
The "How To's" of proper pollination is one of the most common |
Positioning Fruit |
What is the right position and can I put the pumpkin upright? |
Protection |
Sun, Wind, Hail and Heat..What a grower goes through! |
Pumpkinomics |
How much will you make growing these monsters? |
Q |
Quotables |
Find famous quotes, books, movies and more |
R |
Recipes |
Check out our growing list of recipes in our cookbook |
S |
Secondary Roots |
Secondary roots are important in boosting pumpkin size. |
Seeds |
Get the seed you need. |
Seeds- Saving and Storage |
Simple Step by Step instructions for successfully saving seeds |
Seedling care |
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Shade Protection |
Protect your fruit from the hot sun |
Site Selection |
Where is the perfect location on your property for planting |
Snails and Slugs |
These slimy critters of the night love tender Atlantic Giants |
Soil- All About |
Your soil needs care and attention. |
Storage |
Tips for keeping your pumpkin in good shape until Halloween |
T |
Terms |
Review our Pumpkin Dictionary |
Thanksgiving |
The Thanksgiving Day Connection |
U - V |
Varieties |
Come visit the members of the "Curcurbita" family |
Vine Borers |
Just as your pumpkins are growing well, this bad boy can enter your vine
and destroy it |
Vines |
Study and learn important tips and information |
W |
Water |
Water, water and more water....You can't add too much water, but you
can water wrong. |
Weigh-Off |
Fall Weigh-off festivals abound. Find them here. |
Weight |
Weight estimation Tables and how to measure in the field. |
World Record |
The current world record pumpkin weighs............ |
X - Y - Z |
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