Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 5 Entries. Sunday, May 11 View Page First time growing giant pumpkins. Starting to sprout just 7 days after I planted the seeds. I'm excited but not expecting too much since this is my first time trying. But I'm going to give it my all! Stay tuned! Wednesday, May 14 View Page Say hello to my little friend. Monday, June 2 View Page pumpkins in the ground. probably too close together but it's my first time growing anything. lots of trial & error, i guess. Monday, June 2 View Page Fill free to message me with tips, ideas or suggestions. Also I live in SW Oklahoma... I would love to hear about some of the issues growing pumpkins in this soil. If you are familiar with Oklahoma then you know everything here is red dirt. http://giantpumpkin.blogsite.org/ Wednesday, July 9 View Page After planting 9 plants... 1 has survived. About a week after I trans-planted them into the ground, a tornado decided to blow through town. It took out the fence and trees and left me with one plant. But it's growing strong! A true redneck!!