Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 2 Entries. Sunday, March 1 View Page First time Giant want to be grower for 2026. My wife put the bug in my head for this in Oct. 2025. We picked our normal tiny pumpkin patch and carved one to fit the granddaughter in and my wife made the comment your going to have to learn how to grow a bigger pumpkin! So I started researching Big Pumpkins. Wow, I would have never known what you guys have been able to grow. Wish me Luck and I would appreciate advice along the way. Tuesday, March 3 View Page I pulled soil sample in early Oct I worked Mustard in late December after we finally got a killing frost it grew well but it was a warm fall. I have a 10,000 ft garden I did do a large gypsum amendment on new years day 180 lb. per 1000 ft.and 1.6 lb of borax per 1000. 70 degrees in Arkansas happy new year. I would appreciate some suggestions on MG and CU and anything else you guys think I could do.