Pumpkin Growing Challenge !!

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  1. Bilbo675

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    Well it's in, my last remaining "giant" pumpkin is now planted in the top of my compost bin (one that has well rotted stuff in), I topped it up with some ever reliable Wickes compost and put her to bed :D, fingers crossed, it's now game on lol :D :thumbsup:
     
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      Mine are sending out too many new runners, it's OK to snip these off if they are growing in the 'wrong' direction. Try and train the main runner in the direction you want it to go, they do need lots of space, I'm trying to get one of mine to grow in a big circle, the other along the top of a retaining wall. When my fruit have set then I 'stop' the main runner same as Bilbo says.
       
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      I'd get some traffic cones and use the Farnham road if I were in your wig/shoes John:thumbsup::heehee:

      Mines making a break for the field next to the plot, which they have just cut the hay in. It'll be ok if they don't put the sheep in there again, but it might be stuffed if they pen the 15 Mexican Whooping Llamas there again for the Melplash Show:DOH:
       
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        Here it is :D
         

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          I hope it's not afraid of hieghts.

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          Hmmm..still no female flowers on either of my 2 plants...just s-p-r-e-a-d.

          Steve...:)
           
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          Ditto [​IMG]
           
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          Although a few weeks behind mine has just started producing a lot of flower buds; a bit too early to make out whether they're all male or there are female too....I'll keep you posted...:thumb:
           
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          My two plants has had plenty of flowers so far but all males, the plants have now had a growth spurt and i can see loads more flower buds ready, fingers crossed i get a female.
          I suppose if no females at all, no Pumpkins :(
           
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          Needs more sunshine, got 2 or three girly ones on mine already,
          not to mention the pumpkin:dbgrtmb:
           
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          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          I've only got one.

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            Looks like you've taken the lead here Pete..:dbgrtmb:

            Steve...:)
             
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            I think we have a long way to go yet Steve.

            We really need some decent humid weather with warm nights, a bit of a rarity this year up to now, and its getting late.
             
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            It's forecast to go very humid next week and with some rain too; so things might pick up the pace a bit :thumb:
             
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            Here is my two plants so far, and today i noticed i've now got 2 female flowers waiting to open out :yess:
             

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