GC Pumpkin Growing Challenge 2013

how do I get secondary roots to grow on my vines?

 

Roll your left trouser leg up and hop up the street, and throw a bucket of water over the first person you meet.

Other than that, just wait as the plant will grow them itself...

Steve...

 

just tried that and now I have police talking about sectioning me, thanks!! lol jk. seriously though there's nothing I can do to encourage it to root, as all but 1 of my plants stems have snapped and I'm concerned it will affect the pumpkins growing. so far though at hasn't made a bit of difference being snapped

 

Have a look here Alan...http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/...owing-challenge-2013.51573/page-8#post-695398

Steve...

 

thanks, I forgot that got mentioned.

 

Well predictably my first little pumpkin has faded as it didn't get pollinated and frustratingly I've got no end of female flowers opening on all 4 plants but just one male so far and that wasn't at the same time as an open female one , I keep checking a couple of times a day to try and catch them both open at the same time and then I'll self-pollinate

In past years there's always been dozens of male flowers and just a handful of female

 

Same here Bilbo,lot's of Males but as usual the females are missing

 

Might be worth putting a few male flowers in the fridge. Don't know how long the pollen will keep but better than not having any.

 

I shouldn't worry too much about pollination really. This is the time of year I usually plant mine (as the first early spuds are coming up), there is still plenty of time left yet.

Steve...

 

Thanks Steve, I did manage to get quite a bit of pollen out of a male flower that faded yesterday and put it in a female that opened today, so fingers crossed

Its just strange that so far this year my plants are bucking the usual trend and producing loads of female flowers and just 2 male flowers so far!!!

 

So been up today and removed the cover so that the plant can spread out
And put some fleece under pupkin to protect it a bit

 

looking great. mine are barely flowing. in the next few weeks though im expecting a lot. and ive got about 5 female flowers that should be opening soon.

 

Thanks
Am shore your will soon come on with this next week of sun

 

dont let the fruit itself get lots of sun, it can't expand as well

 

It is pretty shaded buy the sun at the min from the leaves but will get a cover set up over it thanks frost