growing pumkins

[di]

really gutted that none of my crown prince seeds have germinated,think i overwatered them!they were our fave pumpkins last year!am i too late to try again?

[scarey55]

I am no expert but I should think you will be OK if you have another go. I have just transplanted mine into bigger pots and they are doing fine - still not in the garden yet though.

[dinky_doo]

really gutted that none of my crown prince seeds have germinated,think i overwatered them!they were our fave pumpkins last year!am i too late to try again?

ive done the same thing silly me will try again on saturday

[snuffer]

Pumpkins

Don't worry. I'm sure you've got time to get some more seeds in, they'll soon catch up.

I sowed some pumpkin seeds on the 16th of April and out of a whole packet only two came up. I sowed another lot on the 10th of May and every one is up and going great guns.

I don't know what the problem was with the first lot but suspect it was still to cold when they went in.

Good luck, hope you grow some whoppers.

[FoxHillGardener]

I've not even done mine yet. Time to pull my finger out... I think there's still time though

[di]

apologies if i've suddenly put peeps into a state of panic!!cheers 4 advice & fingers x'd none of us 2 late!?winter without pumpkin curry don't bear thinking about!..ooops now i've got you all thinking of winter & we not even had summer yet!!thanks again.

[jacob marley]

I planted 10 seeds of Crown Prince and all 10 germinated but i have found a little bit of bottom heat do's the trick .
I do not grow them myself but grow them for some body else to grow on there plot but a little tip is when the third leaf comes up that is the way the plant will grow in the direction that the third leaf points .jacob

[di]

cheers,we only have 1 of those little plastic mini greenhouses so maybe wasn't warm enough,will try the next batch in the kitchen(cos got loads of room on windowsill!LOL)bit of good news all TWELVE of my sweet dumplings have germinated,maybe bit of bartering down at the plot in order!

[Matt.]

I do not grow them myself but grow them for some body else to grow on there plot but a little tip is when the third leaf comes up that is the way the plant will grow in the direction that the third leaf points .jacob

I'm sure its the second true leaf. You get two leaves created by the seed and all subsequent are produced by the new plant. Its the second true leaf that dictates the direction of the main vine. I don't think its an exact science though!

Not too late by the way. Just don't overwater until sprouted. The seeds can easily rot.

[di]

had no idea until now you could predict their growing direction,in past have just popped them in & hoped they wouldnt go wandering over neighbours plot,.another query on same sort of subject.when & if i ever get them 2 germin8,their planned destination is fairly poor quality clay soil,any last minute ideas how 2 improve b4 planting out?1 yr we'll be more organised & get ground prepared over winter?someone said lime the area 1st,some1 else said it 2 l8,any ideas?considering getting some mushroom compost but hubby thinks we'll end up with a plot covered in 'shrooms 4 years 2 come?hopefully this time next year we'll have a good supply of well rotted chook poo1

[jacob marley]

If you google Pumpkins you will find all the info you can ever read about there is a large website in Texas that will tell you can't remember the name though it as been a while jacob

[di]

cheers 4 all advice,i'm always a little scared of google as i find i always end up loosing several hours reading EVERY little repeated thing just in case the next page got something different to say.couldn't get on grapevine last night so took the plunge & googled pumpkin!cheers again,off to get some more crown prince this a.m cheers again.