Joyce J
3 August 2022
What’s better than eating organic vegetables? Eating your own homegrown organic vegetables! Let’s talk about how to grow Pumpkin in your Perth backyard.
(Whilst most of this guide suits anywhere in Australia, check local conditions for growing months if you live outside Perth.)
Make a habit of calmly watering your plants, or quietly toiling the soil. Gardening can be a very personal and uplifting experience in your own life.
When should you plant Pumpkin?
The best months to plant Pumpkin in Perth are Sep-Dec. You can plant using Seed or Transplant, ideally when the soil temperature is around 18-24 degrees celcius and the air is around 15-30 degree celcius.
Seeds or Transplant? Seed or Transplant
Ideal air temp: 15-30c
Ideal soil temp: 18-24c
Can Pumpkin grow in pots?
No. You’ve seen how big a pumpkin gets, right?
The great thing about planting Pumpkin in pots is that you can move them around easily, should they need more or less sun, or are getting attacked by pests. In some cases, you can even grow Pumpkin indoors, as long as the position can get enough sun.
How much sun should Pumpkin get?
You will discover that Pumpkin thrives on Full sun.
Some gardens get more shade than others, and your direction north etc varies. Try the ideal position first, and if the Pumpkin isn’t growing well enough, maybe try a more or less sunnier spot.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
How often should you water Pumpkin?
Pumpkin really enjoys when it gets Regular watering.
They prefer soil that is Well-drained.
When can you harvest?
Being a Single vegetable, the ideal time to harvest your Pumpkin crop is around April-May. Play it by ear though, and just see how your plant(s) do this season.
Growing Pumpkin in rows
If you are getting serious with your vegetable garden, you may wish to grow Pumpkin in rows. You’ll need to allow around 300 centimetres between rows, and 100 centimetres between each seedling or seed.
Space between rows: 300 cm
Space between seedlings: 100 cm
Keep the seeds!
Did you know that you can keep Pumpkin seeds for up to 3 to 10 years, and use them to grow more next season?
There is nothing that is comparable to it, as satisfactory or as thrilling, as gathering the vegetables one has grown.
Alice B. Toklas
Enjoy delicious Pumpkin in your Perth garden
You can save so much money by growing Pumpkin in your own backyard.
Growing your own food is recognised by many as the very foundation of personal independence. Vegetable gardening provides you with exercise, mindfulness and delicious food for your table.
I hope you found this guide useful, and that you soon start growing some veges for yourself.
