pumpkin plants

[dedus]

i bought some pumpkin seeds and they have grown nicely on my window ledge, i have recently moved them outside onto a wall shelf in my garden in bigger pots, i have a nice bit in my garden that would be a perfect place to plant them. but one problem it only gets about 3-5 hours of sunlight in the afternoon/evening.. will this be enough for pumpkins or would it be worth me getting a greenhouse to go over them to keep them warm?

[Two_Sheds]

They need sunlight more than warmth, imo. Growing them dark but warm will make them all long and floppy and weak.

Just plant them in the sunniest place you have, even if that's in a pot and you have to move the pot around the garden to follow the sun.

[dedus]

Thank you, i had the seedlings growing on my widow ledge in the kitchen n and that gets full sunlight till bout 1pm they have grown realy well there better then the ones i have on a wall in my garden that gets sunlight from about 10am till 4ish maybe the window ledge is warmer? i dont know.

i didnt realise u could keep them in pots. wouldnt that be difficult when the pumpkins start growing? :S all very confusing haha

[Two_Sheds]

i didnt realise u could keep them in pots. wouldnt that be difficult when the pumpkins start growing?

You can grow almost anything in pots.

Why would it be difficult? The fruits will lie on the ground when they're big, but until then you can move the pot around to follow the sun.

What variety have you got?

[dedus]

ahh i was having a dumb moment then haha.. i guess the fruits would find anywhere to grow wont they,
i have mammoth pumpkins, i can keep them small cant i so i dont get loads of fruits and they dont take over my garden as the place i get the most sun i was wanting to put other things aswell.

[bearded bloke]

If you are really quick you could try either Windsor F1 or Hooligan F1 pumpkins the fruits are only small,but they are for container growing so may suit your circumstances better than a large fruiting variety

[Two_Sheds]

i have mammoth pumpkins, i can keep them small cant i

er, no

Fruit size 10-20 kg but can grow up to 40-50 kg

I wouldn't want to be lugging that around for long

[horticultural_hobbit]

I have a hooligan. Pumpkin. Despite it being a container grower, I'm growing it in open ground; upwards hopefully. Currently has two babies, that may or may not actually come off. Tis the first year that I'm growing hobbit sized pumpkins. I grew a ghost rider last year, one fruit through sheer fluke.

[Two_Sheds]

Hooligan is brilliant, one of my favourites

[horticultural_hobbit]

Here's hoping it works! Will be happy if any of the squashy work. It was a toss up between hooligan and jack be little. Am letting it do it's own thing, rather than watching over it like i did with the ghost rider.

[dedus]

its ok i found out the bit down the bottom of my garden i wanted to plant the pumpkins gets sunlight from about 10am till about 5.30-6pm so that should be ok for them x