My mom and I have been going to a little greenhouse, Mulberry Lane Greenhouse, which happens to be owned by one of our neighbors just a few miles from where we live. We’ve had so much fun shopping there for garden veggies and flowers to plant. It’s a really neat little greenhouse that has a wide selection of plants, seeds and other garden related supplies, so if you live locally, you really ought to go check it out.

One day we stopped there and saw they had some Dill’s Atlantic Giant Pumpkin plants for sale. The greenhouse was having a pumpkin growing contest and who ever bought a plant would be entered. My mom and I looked at each other and decided we had to try growing some. We each picked out a plant and decided we’d challenge each other to see who could grow the biggest one. I’ve grown pumpkins a few times, but haven’t been too successful at it. So once we got home, I did a little research to see if there were any good tips or tricks to growing them. As I was reading, I was thinking…. whoa… holey moly…..those things get BIG….oh man, I’m not going to have any room in my garden…. I really need to learn to research before buying. I suspected just by the name, they would be big but had no idea they would be that big or require THAT much space. Continue reading →