Anyone grown pumpkins on the compost heap?

[Harebellmeadow]

I am going to grow pumpkins again this year (musquee de Provence), seedlings are growing strong on a bright windowsill. I last tried two years ago but my pumpkin plants died in the heatwave (when I daftly went on holiday)

Has anyone grown pumpkins on a compost heap, and did you then get any pumpkins, or only leaves? My compost heap isn’t very nutritious, mainly green and brown garden clippings, so there shouldn’t be a nutritional overload, but it would keep the tangle of foliage out of the way and keep the plants moist and warm.
The other option would be in front of a beech hedge, south facing so full sun, but the ground gets very dry in summer and I would have to water a lot.

Would like to hear your thoughts. Thanks.

I am a completely rubbish composter and rubbish pumpkin grower- so in many ways not much use to you apart from as a bump and to say my grandad used to grow marrows on his compost and they were very happy, so it can be done!

I tried last year, got plenty of flowers and leaves but no pumpkins. Looked nice though, I had porous black membrane over the heap with the plants cascading over it. My compost heap was largely clumps of couch grass and soil plus twiggy stuff so not great really.

Thanks for your replies. I am afraid that I will end up with a forest of leaves and no plants. I think the best way will be to plant in two or three different locations and see what happens.

Forest of leaves and *no pumpkins 🎃

You can eat pumpkin leaves- they were slightly ‘hungry season’ fair when I was overseas but they are edible if fried so not a complete waste of time??

We were taught to grow marrows and pumpkins on compost heaps. Be careful not to add new material to it as they're growing as it may heat up and kill them.