pumpkin

[darkcrystal]

i have a pumpking growing yeh...its 34 cm round and still growing, too early for halloween but at least now i know i can do it. so pleased

[lottie dolly]

oooh,well done you,mine have yet to flower

[shirlthegirl43]

Way to go - it should be a monster come halloween Hope the slugs don't munch it

[Lottieval]

I decided last minute to grow a pumpkin, not very keen on pumpkin pie or soup, but thought as my courgettes and squashes were doing well in this weather I'd give a pumpkin a try. So two or three weeks ago I bought one, nicely labelled , in Homebase, it's doing well, got several flowers, I had a closer look this week, it's got long green 'pumpkins' growing on it!!!!! Sowed a couple of seeds today but it'll probably be too late - there's always next year!

[darkcrystal]

i think next time i will sow my seeds a bit later though because of the frost, good luck lottieval with yours, i have put it on some polystereine, and egg shells round it, hopefully it will do the job as this is my only pumpkin i have growing.

[Incy]

Congratulations darkcrystal! you must be thrilled

[darkcrystal]

i am i keep going outside and having a look to see how its doing, i even talking to it to see if it encourages it to grow, im taking photos and measuring it to see if it has grown any more

[bubblewrap]

i am i keep going outside and having a look to see how its doing, i even talking to it to see if it encourages it to grow, im taking photos and measuring it to see if it has grown any more

Here's a song for you darkcrystal!
YouTube - Clint Eastwood-I Talk To The Trees

[helly]

Thats great Darkcrystal, which type are you growing, I managed to get Atlantic Giant seed off some kind person on theforum, and yes it has produced so fingers very crossed from now on,Fed it some decent muck this week andit seems to like it

[darkcrystal]

i cant for the life of me remember i did a silly thing and threw all my packets away...another thing i have learnt now. you can tell im new to this cant you, i will go to the shops on monday and find out what it was.

[darkcrystal]

my pumpkin xxxx

here is my pumpkin xx

[deezyb]

fabulous darkcrystal! mine are titchy....not even gonna try and put a photo on!! how many do you think you'll get? Maybe when you have a look at the packets on Monday, they'll tell you - how exciting! Well done you!

[darkcrystal]

to be honest i think i will get just one because all the others drop of before they even have a propor bud of after the flower drops off, but im happy the kids can share this pumpkin and hopefully i can make pumpkin pie.

[darkcrystal]

should i put any thing under my pumpkin now.... i have heard if you put somthing under it it will stop it getting wet and rotting

[jackie j]

I have three plants for my grandson so far lots of flowers but nothing else.