pumpkins

No, Pete, it's just a bit of corrugated plastic sheeting to stop the pumpkin plant from taking over the whole garden.
Pic was also taken about 8.45 p.m. so not very bright.

 

520mm now ..but showing signs of a split :eek:

 

A split? Does that happen to them then?
Think I'll hold back a bit on the watering.
I've been measuring the diameter, my biggest at the moment is 175mm.

 

Now 530mm in C. Touching it causes splits and bleeding,so from now on I will measure it's diameter ,which is 160mm.
I only planted two seeds jjordie! and the other plant has yet to have M & F flowers at the same time. :rolleyes: But it is in a more sheltered spot.

 

Paladin -I think I kept the wrong seeds! :(

My 50p size pumpkin doesn't appear to have grown
at all! What are you feeding yours on.

 

Was it pollenated?..The first one that I thought would grow stopped at about the size of yours.With the next batch I pushed a male into two female flowers and both took off within a couple of days. I cut off the smaller of the two to allow all the feed to get to the biggest of course.
Water and more water direct to the roots via a 38mm copper pipe...

[ 19. July 2006, 04:20 PM: Message edited by: Paladin ]

 

Thanks for that info Paladin.
Is it ok to use plastic pipe or is it
best to use copper ?

 

Plastic would be fine jjordie

 

jjordie, once they are pollenated they take off straight away, no messing, so do as paladin says and get out early when the suns on the plants and the flowers are wide open. Cut off a male flower and remove the yellow bit around the outside,just leaving the bit with the pollen on it, rub this around the centre part of the female flower, and stand back. :D

 

Progress report.

 

Pete..you've dropped a farthing on that gooseberry :D :D

 

Fair play Pete...that's looking good.
I've no camera battery so measured the dia on my ONLY one...and it's 195mm

 

The big one is 220mm, but as you can see I'm not really going for the "big one" although that would be nice. Thought it would be good to have a few reasonable sized ones for Halloween, I can sell them at the gate. :D :D :D
I've got about eight coming now on the two plants.

 

Hi
Would somebody advise me on what to put under my Pumpkin it is growing on the lawn I have had a few drop off I guess pollination problems but I do have a couple growing but I am worried they may get eaten by Slugs!!!!!!!!

Thanks

Dave

 

When I had large pumpkin last year Davidguy
I put straw underneath as I hoped Slugs and snails wouldn't like crawling over it.

This year I have not been very successful so far but I think I spy three or for small pumpkins making progress now - fingers crossed.

Can't let Pete and Paladin beat me :D