Thanks 23. First year I’ve let the wife down on the ornementals. I’ve never been able to grow any pumkins past the 10-15# mark, but when Dad was able he grew some Whoppers. This one weighed in at 120#
He puts a load of cow crap, chicken crap, Pot ash, and 20-20-20. along with plenty of water… but not too much. As soon as he has a couple of softball size pumpkins he removes all except 2 or three from the vines.
This one was from a couple of years ago before his stroke.
Nice looking pups! Ours don’t eat the plants but they do knock the crap out of the porch plants with their big tails.