Penn State University Libraries - Pumpkin

• Frequently Asked Pumpkin Gardening Questions and Answers (University of Missouri Extension)

This University of Missouri Extension page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding pumpkin gardening 

• Growing Cucumbers, Melons, Squash, Pumpkins and Gourds (Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service)

This file provides detailed gardening information for cucumbers, muskmelons, watermelons, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, and gourds. The information includes gardening site, fertilization, saving seed, planting, seeds, transplants, watering, weed control, insects and disease, crop rotation, and pollination. 

• Growing Cucurbits (Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension)

Penn State Extension Service provides information on cucurbits (Cucumbers, Melons, Squash, and Pumpkins) culture and varieties for the home gardener and bedding plant grower. 

• Growing Giant Pumpkins In The Home Garden (Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet)

This Fact Sheet provides giant pumpkin gardening information about types of giant pumpkin, planting requirements, fertilization, cultural practices, and harvest and handling. 

• Growing Pumpkins (Farm and Garden.com)

This Farm & Garden page provides not only general information about pumpkins but also gardening information such as seeding, transplanting, and watering.  

• Growing Squash and Pumpkins in the Home Garden (Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet)

This Fact Sheet provides pumpkin and squash gardening information about types of pumpkin and squash, planting requirements, fertilization, cultural practices, and harvest and handling. 

• Pumpkin (Mississippi State University Extension Service)

Mississippi State University Extension Service provides general information about pumpkin and suggests varieties for gardening. 

• Pumpkin (the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, UF/IFAS)

UF/IFAS provides pumpkin planting information for home gardeners as well as farmers in Florida. 

• Pumpkin Growing Guide (ExploreCornell)

This page provides information about 1) plant characteristics, 2) frowing information, and 3) varieties. 

• Pumpkin in the Garden (Utah State University Extension)

This file contains pumpkin gardening information including varieties, climate, growing transplants, to seed outdoors for a fall crop, soils, irrigation, insect control, harvesting, and even cooking/serving. 

• Pumpkin in Vegetable Dictionary (University of Illinois Extension)

The Vegetable Dictionary of University of Illinois Extension briefly introduces history and origin or pumpkin, pumpkin-planting, seeding, and harvesting processes. 

• Pumpkin Q & A (Texas A&M University)

This Texas A&M University page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding pumpkin gardening. 

• Pumpkins (Gardener's Network)

The Gardener's Network provides information about varieties, days to maturity, sowing, insects and pets, and diseases in growing pumpkins. 

• Pumpkins and Squash (UC Davis, Vegetable Research and Information Center)

Vegetable Research and Information Center provides information about 1) pumpkin and summer squash Production in California, 2) home garden pumpkins and summer squash, 3) integrated pest management for pumpkins and squash, and 4) postharvest.  

• Pumpkins and Winter Squash (Clemson University Extension Service)

Home & Garden Information Center at Clemson University offers pumpkins and winter squash gardening information including planting dates, fertilizing, watering, and so forth.  

• Watch Your Garden Grow - Pumpkin (University of Illinois Extension)

University of Illinois Extension provides pumpkin gardening information including varieties, when to plant, spacing & depth, care, harvesting, common problems, and growing Q&A.

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