Thanks. That helps a lot! I've been looking for a good seed vendor with variety but haven't found one yet. Do you recommend a place where I can buy a variety online?

Hey Agavegrove,
I grew pumpkins this year in Garland, TX, not far from you. Results were not bad for the first time, and learned A LOT too. I grew the "sugar pie pumpkins".
Next year, I am expanding my garden by cutting a tree, and will grow try and grow cindarella pumpkins, maybe hubbard squash too, and pie pumpkins again.

two things I had to deal with:
- squash vine borers - they were pretty bad in the summer, but with egg-picking, and burying vines I had some partial victory. They disappeared around late Sept.
- powdery mildew - this started late Sept. and got real bad in Oct/Nov. I think it got worse because the vines were not getting as much sun anymore, and that contributed to their decline.

Check out my blog. I have lots of into there.

Here is a link that might be useful: my blog