Grow Your Own Pumpkin: windowsill gardening
Grow a pumpkin from seed and enter our Pumpkin Competition at Halloween.
Join our gardening team over Half Term on one of our Grow Your Own Pumpkin sessions. Starting in the Walled Garden, you'll discover the joy of nurturing a pumpkin right from your window sill using only natural and sustainable materials. You'll learn how to plant, care for, and grow your very own pumpkin seed into something spectacular!
You'll get a mini starter kit with everything you need to grow sustainably, expert tips and guidance on pumpkin-growing success and the chance to enter our Halloween Pumpkin Competition this autumn.
In October, bring your pumpkin to our Halloween Pumpkin Display and showcase your growing skills. Whether it’s a tiny treasure or a giant gourd, your creation will be part of our spooky celebration.
Please note:
- Normal Admission charges apply to non-members on arrival.
- The sessions will take place in our farmyard next to Ightham Mote. Please check-in at visitor reception and you'll be guided to the Farmyard by a member of staff.
- Please arrive promptly to start the session at 11:00.
- The farmyard areas can be muddy, so please bring suitable clothes and footwear. Although the sessions will take place inside, the buildings can get cold, so please wrap up.
- The route to the farmyard buildings is uneven and has two slopes. There is a small step into the farmyard building.
- Children are welcome. This event is suitable for children aged 5+.
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Grow a pumpkin from seed and enter our Pumpkin Competition at Halloween.
Join our gardening team over Half Term on one of our Grow Your Own Pumpkin sessions. Starting in the Walled Garden, you'll discover the joy of nurturing a pumpkin right from your window sill using only natural and sustainable materials. You'll learn how to plant, care for, and grow your very own pumpkin seed into something spectacular!
You'll get a mini starter kit with everything you need to grow sustainably, expert tips and guidance on pumpkin-growing success and the chance to enter our Halloween Pumpkin Competition this autumn.
In October, bring your pumpkin to our Halloween Pumpkin Display and showcase your growing skills. Whether it’s a tiny treasure or a giant gourd, your creation will be part of our spooky celebration.
Please note:
- Normal Admission charges apply to non-members on arrival.
- The sessions will take place in our farmyard next to Ightham Mote. Please check-in at visitor reception and you'll be guided to the Farmyard by a member of staff.
- Please arrive promptly to start the session at 11:00.
- The farmyard areas can be muddy, so please bring suitable clothes and footwear. Although the sessions will take place inside, the buildings can get cold, so please wrap up.
- The route to the farmyard buildings is uneven and has two slopes. There is a small step into the farmyard building.
- Children are welcome. This event is suitable for children aged 5+.
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