Growing pumpkins in containers?

Is it worth a try? I tried last year but planted them way too late in the year and without any idea what I was doing (throwing seeds into a tub), only hoping for a couple for halloween. This year I want to grow lot's of different veg but give it a real good try this time and actually get educated on it all.
I've read quite a bit, brought some seeds and watched some videos online but I don't see many UK people growing pumpkins and I havn't seen anyone growing them in containers.

Just asking is it worth trying at all? Also new here and new to gardening, sooo hello

 

You'd need to feed them a lot in containers, they're very hungry plants that put on a lot of growth.

Last container I grew one in was a one ton dumpy bag full of compost. Needed a lot of watering though.

 

Ok I'm well off the and need to get a bigger container. What kind of size/weight did you get? I'm afraid of growing anything in the land because of the neighbours, don't want anything going into their garden.

Thanks for the reply.

 

Hey welcome to the forum
I would say grow it in the land it is not invasive and will be killed 100 % buy the winter even if it di so will not grow into your neighbours garden at all the vine will trail along the floor but is easy moved or trained where you would like it grow
Dig a bit of a hole and add some compost and plant the pumpkin it that they need lots of water and feed so a pot will not really get much off one really hope that helps

 

Hi Raelinn
Welcome to the forum!
I have a distant memory of a TV gardening programme, where I think that Alys Fowler(?) met a revered veg grower, Joy Larkcom.
Their tip for growing Pumpkins/ Squash in a limited space was to peg down the stalk. If I remember correctly they planted the pumpkin in one corner of the veg bed and pegged it around the perimeter of the bed as it grew, bringing it back on itself as need be. This left the centre of the bed to grow other crops. Think the programme was A to Z of gardening which is often repeated on BBC (? V for veg or P for pumpkin?)
I agree with all above about them being very greedy, the best pumpkins grown near us are at the local stables where they are grown directly into the dung heap!