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For planting seeds directly into the garden, you should plant 4 or 5 seeds in a small hill of soil. Considering how much space pumpkin plants take, keep your hills at least 10 feet apart. They should be planted in a sunny area away from anything that will shade them.The vines can grow up to 30 feet long, so plan your garden space with lots of room to spare.n loose soil, plant pumpkin seeds in small pots about an inch below the surface. Keep the soil moist and the seeds should sprout in between 7 to 14 days. They will need lots of sun while they are growing.
1 Pumpkins do best when the seeds are directly planted in the ground. 2  If your growing season is very short, seed indoors in peat pots about 2 to 4 weeks before last spring frost. 3  Be sure to harden off before transplanting. 4  Wait until the plant soil is 70ÂºF or more before sowing seeds.t depends on the variety and if you are growing them for size or for eating. The small-to-medium varieties may produce 4 or 5 pumpkins per plant. If you want bigger ones, you can pinch off some and stick to 2 or 3. The most common pumpkin problems/disease are probably powdery mildew and squash bugs/cucumber beetles.