Pumpkin Growing Challenge !!

Saturday afternoon I slid some white plastic tape under the forming fruit.

In 48hrs its grown more than 2ins in circumference.

 

Think I may have a couple of pumpkins set ,fingers crossed ..

Dave

 

I'm stuffed:DOH:

Anyone fancy a marrow instead ?

 

Yes indeed, here it is, just 2 weeks after planting it in the top of my compost bin; it's taken on an almost animalistic persona and is spreading out quickly; it's now scaling the adjacent conifer hedge; which is dense enough to support any pumpkins....hopefully; just male flowers so far..

I enjoying having a bit of fun with this one :D :thumb:

 

Now got two pumkins set one golfball size and one tennis ball size ,in with a chance now ..

Dave

 

The main vine on one plant has snapped, although its still attached time will tell if it keeps growing, its snapped at around 20ft from the roots and just after the second set fruit. I dont know if sideshoots will be enough to support the growth needed...I'll monitor that over the next couple of weeks.

I had three plants planted out, and pulled a weedy looking one a while back, so with one plants main vine snapped, I'm now relying on the third and final one, luckily there is a fruit set on that one too.

Steve...

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhXpc7_Myig[/url]

Time lapse of a 934lb Pumpkin growing.

And a 600lber..

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Steve...

 

Mine are only growing very slowly. The best plant got stem split and I thpought it was a gonner, but has survied although it's been caught up by the 2nd one which was a bit of a runt.

 

Dont think mine will reach boat size.:D

Might be eating pumpkin pie for a while though, ugh!

 

Running Riot, carefull, you'll have Pumpkins in Birmingham joining in.

Thought you'd been away, anywhere nice ?

 

How is this thread going. Ive not been around for two weeks.

Catch me up!

(I should have been in bed 2 hours ago!)

 

Hi Melinda, have you been on holiday?

Well, the pumpkins, after some unwanted winds I was left with one pumpkin plant after donating some to other gardeners via freecycle, so I thought as an experiment and for a bit of fun I'd plant it in the top of a compost bin that was more or less ready for emptying. Within days it began racing away and is now scaling the adjacent conifer hedge, so that should be interesting (see page 13 for pics) :D...

A few fellow pumpkin growers on here do seem to be getting a lot of male flowers and not so many female, if any???

I think pete seems to be in the lead at the moment?? :D