The Pumpkin growing and carving challenge 2015

I reckon (from post #68 above) that mine are 2 weeks ahead of yours, I've been giving them a boost under lights in my greenhouse, but now they're sheltering in a polytunnel and will be outside everyday to toughen them up just as soon as these gales stop. I'm in no hurry to get them planted out if that means the roots will be sitting in cold, wet soil with the leaves shredded in the wind.

 

This will be my first attempt at growing pumpkins. Not even sure what type it is that I planted, but judging by this thread I have no where near enough room
They're coming along fantastically ....for now!

 

Not the best photo, but you get the jist of it.

 

They look more like Gourd Squash plants than Giant Pumpkins.

 

My Big Max are the same size as my Alantic Dill plant,all look healthy but dont seem to be growing fast enough for my liking they about the same size as yours loli x

 

Thanks for the reminder prompt...off to close the gh door x

 

Here everything is sulking,toms ,Cues and still haven't taken the wind break off my onions. I can't even think of trying to harden off my two pumpkin plants with this rotten wind

 

It was the same 2yr back,non stop wind! i dont do wind breaks on the lottie for onions,should i loli???
I hope this summer aint the same or big max pumpkins will be the size of jackos no doubt

 

I've only done it this year Joolz for my Kelsaes because with the gales here I doubt they'd have stood a chance For once in my life I actually left the planting out of things late or should I say the right time but you still can't win sometimes

 

I planted two of mine out yesterday, smaller than I would have liked but they are at least under cover in a mini hoop house, I will plant a third one out either today or tomorrow.

The only positive thing I can say at this point is that they are still green! My season thus far has been terrible, it can only get better.

Steve...

 

Sorry to hear that Steve mine has too I have managed to get two plants that look strong and planted one out yesterday in a mini hoop house but it's only got two true leafs so is very small compared to normal at this time it's been a really bad year with them this year

 

Did anyone see Beechgrove Garden last week? They are growing giant pumpkins this year too and in last weeks show Carole showed us two plants a normal Atlantic giant plant and a plant grown from the Paton twins UK record seed.

They have both plants growing in what looks to be a small open ended polytunnel. I emailed the show and sent some photos to show how quickly the plants grow if and when they take off and suggested there would not be enough room in that ickle tunnel.

I had a reply to say that if they do take off they may reduce to TWO PLANTS only then treat the tunnel as a cloche and allow the vines to scramble outside of the tunnel.

Steve...

 

I noticed that Steve and although I'm a total novice in Pumpkin growing I was surprised to see how they planted theirs...my little patch is far too small to grow a pumpkin properly but I'll keep giving it a go , I wouldn't advise it to others to do the same if they want a giant and I did think on Beechgrove they crammed them in in a very tight space

 

Down to 4.6 deg C at my plot last night in the small hours and 5.3 in my garden. Thursday 11th looks like planting out day but will still be protected by windbreaks with something over the top overnight until it's a bit warmer.