With the right seeds and growing conditions, you can cultivate a 300-pound pumpkin in time for next year's Halloween.

Want to know how and when to plant pumpkins and other fall crops? This guide will tell you everything you need to know about how to grow pumpkins.

"Pumpkins do best if you plant seeds directly in the ground," says John Esslinger, horticulture educator with Penn State Extension.

Pumpkin seeds are large, so I started them in paper towel the day I bought them. They take less than a week to germinate, so once the root and cotyledons have formed, plant them in four-inch pots ...

Here's what to plant in July. From herbs, pumpkins, and other vegetables to fragrant flowers and shrubs, these plants thrive in the heat of the summer.

Starting pumpkin seeds indoors Pumpkins like warm temperatures, so plant them in spring to early summer. One seed produces one pumpkin, and it can take 100-120 days to harvest depending on the variety ...

Pumpkins can be grown in pots inside or in a greenhouse in April and early May, and then planted outside in May or June. If you missed this planting window, you can still plant pumpkin seeds in early ...

Vegetables that can be planted in July include okra, pumpkin (this is the only month to plant pumpkins and mid-month is best), Southern peas (inoculate with the nitrogen fixing bacteria for peas ...

Here's what to plant in July. From herbs, pumpkins, and other vegetables to fragrant flowers and shrubs, these plants thrive in the heat of the summer.