GC Pumpkin Growing Challenge 2013

A few pics:

Finally got something


I've got another fruit, shall I get rid now?

 

ive got a few ok ish sized ones now ill have to take some photos. im just leaving all except my sweet pumpkins to pollinate themselves now. don't think they will though I haven't had any male flowers on any of my plants that are fertile they all look mutated and have no pollen ill take a few pictures of them too.

 

Heres my babies, 1 from each plant

The deformed one (one side is much fatter than the other when looked at from the top)


Main one - not the biggest (yet) but is growing the fastest


Backup one


The patch crammed into small garden


Looking promising that i'll have something of a reasonable size The one in the previous pics stopped growing so had to chop it off :(

 

I finally got a female flower earlier this week.

 

Nice one scrungee...your about a week behind me at this point..I have one growing now and its around 6 inches in diameter. Must get a photo of it.

Steve...

 

Just got round to uploading the picks I said I would last week. so has any one else had any flowers like the ones below? all my male flowers are deformed like that without a grain of pollen, its just a good job my dad has viable flowers that I've been able to use. you cant see too well in the picture but my first pumpkin is starting to turn orange now.

 

Mine are definitely not going to win any contest but I'm proud of what I've achieved coming from being a complete novice before I started. Bring on next year though. I've got a few tricks up my sleeve and tips I've picked up from this year. If nothing else ill be making allot of pies and soup soon lol.

 

There's still time yet Allan...plus yours are looking pretty good to me
I've yet to be successful in growing a decent sized pumpkin but it's good fun trying

 

Agreed, I'd be happy with what you've grown there Allan.

 

Yes Allan you should be proud of them they looking good

 

you can see the colour change in pictures now.

 

Couple of shots, first is of one of my Jack o lantern pumpkins (for storing)



And here is my AG, now growing quite well..its just a bit bigger than a basketball and I have had to add another couple of scaffold board offcuts underneath it today.



Steve...