pumpkins

Can anyone tell me just how many acres of land is required to grow one pumpkin :D
I've got two plants and the main stems must be in exess of 30ft now with side shoots everywhere and not a single pumpkin has set yet.
Loads of flowers but they come to nothing. Tried hand pollenating but that dont work either. :(

 

Nip out the runners and give 'em a shock..I stopped mine at six feet and hopefully have two pollenated "marbles"done by hand

 

Right I'll try that.

 

Once they began to swell I cut off all other side runners too...fingers crossed :D

 

I think just the threat did the job, a couple seem to be swelling

Now the hosepipe ban gets serious.

 

:D How do you get them to grow with two pound coins attached Pete?


I have had about six pumpkins up to now, but they grow to the size of a large gooseberry and then drop off

They are watered every evening - can't understand what the problem is this year as I thought they liked high temperatures.

 

Oh, so thats what a two pound coin looks like, is it? :D
Its pollenation problems, mine were just growing like crazy, and the fruit wouldn't set either but I think we're away now, I've got two the size of apples and getting bigger by the hour.

 

Sorry but I haven't got a two pound coin :D
40 cm today.

 

Cheapskate. :D
400 mil, is that circumfrence or diameter?

 

Circum' Pete..and it now measures 410 mil :D
It must be the feed

 

Oh well no threat there then. :D :D :D

 

Thought you would like to see my largest pumpkin! - watch out! :D :D :D

 

Is that an old 50p or a new one? :D

 

It's the newest I've got! :D

 

Is it growing undercover? That looks like polythene behind.