In a recent issue of the Pumpkinnook News e-zine, there were several important websites to help in any facet of pumpkin growing, read on...

When people ask "What's the best thing I can do to grow bigger and better pumpkins?", I usually answer with "read and learn". There is a tremendous amount of information on growing pumpkins but a click away.

We have a lot of growing information and tips in the "How to Grow" section of our site at http://pumpkinnook.com/growing.htm We also recommend you read other information sites, too. On our site, we point you to numerous other content sites. Sometimes another site explains something a little clearer or in a different way that helps you to learn and identify your "strategic plan" for this year's pumpkin patch. Even if you are an experienced grower, you should read as much as possible. You never know when you may spot a new tip or technique to try.

Here are links to what some of the big agricultural schools have to say about pumpkin growing:

** Clemson at http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1318.htm

**Cornell University, a ".pdf" file at http://query.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/clickthrough.pl?url=http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gardening/threesis/THE%20SQUASHES%20AND%20PUMPKINS.pdf

** University of Kentucky at http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id36/04.htm

** University of Illinois at http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/growing.html

** University of Minnesota at http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG0431.html

** North Carolina State University at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-24.html

** North Dakota State University at http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/askext/vegetabl/1127.htm

** Ohio State University at http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1646.html

** Washington State University at http://www.pierce.wsu.edu/text/pumpkgrw.htm


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