2023 - Pumpkin competition

We had zero luck with pumpkins this year despite growing perfect jack o lantern size ones the last couple of years. It'll have to be outside on the plot. We had good luck with composting in situ and planting into the rubbish ? so we'll do similar next year. We have water butts and shed set up now, so it'll get the royal treatment when it comes to watering. And then I'll just have to hope that the small helpers don't trample the vine or pick the pumpkins off when tiny.

Oh, I've also seen some advice about burying growing nodes to improve root system before allowing fruit to set. Depends if they get going early enough to consider doing that or if I'll just be crossing my fingers for anything to actually ripen again.