How do people grow giant (>2000lbs) pumpkins?
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Basically you start a normal pumpkin plant of your chosen variety with plenty of space around it. As it grows, you separate the different branches of the plant so they grow outward from the center. One branch is selected. The other branches are buried so they become root system instead. The single branch is pruned after a strong flower which will become the fruit.
The result is one branch growing one fruit, with all other branches turned into additional root system. You’ll need all the roots you can get for the next step, which is water. Every day, multiple times per day, a LOT of water is given to the plant across the entire area now covered by root system. At peak this can mean more than 1000 gallons per day for one fruit.
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