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Rustin Dwyer is Visual Media Production Specialist at The New York Botanical Garden. |
Do you have giant pumpkin fever? Can you not wait to dig your trowel into the earth and take a stab at growing your own World Record-setter?
Us, too! So we went straight to the source and asked the growers of the three behemoths currently calling The New York Botanical Garden home for their best growing tips.
Here’s what they had to say:
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I have a question about pruning roots where the pumpkin starts so it has room to grow. If I do that it seems that water flows out where i trim,Am I hurting plant or doing something wrong?
Don, good luck with you pumpkins. For plant and gardening information, drop a line to our resident gardening experts. They should be able to assist you with most any gardening queries. You can contact them here( http://www.nybg.org/hgc_online/ask_the_experts.php ) Hope that helps and thanks for being a fan!