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How to Grow Pumpkins for Halloween

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By mercenary258
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jacko lanter
jacko lanter

this will show you how to plant and grow pumpkins in time to make jacko lanterns for halloween.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • pumkin seeds
  • soil
  • plant holders
  • water
  • shovel
  1. Step 1

    you need to plant the seeds about june so the pumpkins will have time to mature before halloween.

  2. Step 2

    you need to get the plant holders ready to plant the seeds. you need to take the plant holders and fill them with soil and press a pumkin seed about a inch under the soil and cover it with soil.

  3. Step 3

    water the seeds every day. once the plants are about 8 inches tall its time to take the plants out of the holders and plant them in the ground.

  4. Step 4

    when you plant the small pumpkin plants you need to put them 1 to 2 feet away from eachother. you should dig canals through the rows so water will flow to the plants.

  5. Step 5

    once setember comes aroun you will see small pumpkins growing and should be big and round for your holloween jacko lanterns

Tips & Warnings
  • plant them where they will get lots of sun
  • water them every day
  • don't over or under water

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