Awesome Jared. Glad to hear you are taking this on. I grew these years ago when I was in In middle and high school.
Be sure you have a lot of space. The vines go out 30 feet in all directions. Dig a hole 4' x 4'. Fill it 1/3 high quality compost, 1/3 composted manure, and 1/3 original soil. Mix it all together.
Let all of the pumpkins form until July 1. Pick the strongest looking one that is 10 feet from the base. Then cut all of the others off. Cut the end of all vines off and bury them to pump energy into the pumpkin. You can keep more pumpkins if you aren't trying to get a huge one. The world record is above 2,000 pounds.
Good luck!Good
