Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 1 Entries. Tuesday, April 14 View Page Well, I am officially taking a year off of "competitive" pumpkin growing. I have big family vacation plans in Europe this summer. With that said, I am still going to grow one plant with minimal work commitment and no expectation of survival while it's alone for 3 weeks. I started seeds that I already had in the drawer: 2042 Kisamore, 2222 Gienger and my own 2346 Dawson. I'm not sure which will make it to the patch. I also plan to grow the plant alongside a buckwheat cover crop. Something we discussed in Russ's off-season Zoom group. Jim and Luca have succeeded with this method and I strongly believe in "always have roots in the ground". So this year will be for learning, time with family and low weight expectations. But I just couldn't ignore those seeds in the drawer altogether!