GC Pumpkin Growing Challenge 2013

Rich I saw yours on Saturday it's mahoosive already mate can't believe how quick its growing

 

I have about 6 female buds which look a little more swollen than last week but definitely not that rate of growth. If I have more than one per plant, do I remove the extra?

 

Thanks Jwk, I'm not so worried about growing some mammoth beast, just the pure joy of growing something from seed, nurturing it and then eating it is enough for me !

 

Here's a pic of one of my Hundredweight females:



Just need some males now - the plants are spreading out all over the garden! Don't want to prune too much until i've got some pollination

 

So. I've been up bright and early to pollinate my female flowers. How long until I will know if it was sucessfull or not

 

thanks JWK

freshly pollinated

 

yeah they smell lovely. I didn't realise they had a smell till this morning, when I stole 2 of my dads male flowers which also opened this morning.

 

From what I have seen in the next three days or so they will either grow or start to shrivel

 

The one that didn't get pollinated on mine started going wrinkly and soft after just 3/4 days and the one that was pollinated started increasing in size almost immediately

 

Shame the flowers only open for a few hours. They are really nice.

 

Got a male and female open together so gave them a hand....fascinating flowers

 

Got a female open last night, I need man-pollen! ahem...