We raised Pumpkins for decades.But had to quit cause the Deer have decimated em.First they chewed the flowers back.Then what flowers did get pollinated the Deer ate the Pumpkins right off the vine when they got to the size of a Cantaloupe and still green.Any that escaped that got gnawed and chewed and ruined well before they could be picked.We raised acres of em.Same with sweet corn and had to quit that also for the same reason.