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    My two pumpkin plants are growing side-by-side in a bed of their own (a few flowers dotted in there...) and they are growing, well EVERYWHERE..!

    Should I be pinching out, or whatever...... I think they'll take over the whole garden soon....!

    They have produced a few little fruits, so far...... Help!
    ~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
    a prescription ... And with no limit on dosage.
    - Author Unknown ~~~

  • #2
    Snap will be interested to hear peoples opinions....

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    • #3
      I grew one a couple of years ago. I just let it ramble about and it produced a couple of pumpkins. The biggest weighed in at 21lbs.
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      • #4
        The pumpkins I had spread about 10 foot across the garden,it might depend what variety you're growing,but I had one plant with two pumpkins,which were smaller than my one plant with one pumpkin. So I wonder if having two pumpkins per plant makes the plant think,I can't cope with that you can have small pumpkins? Or maybe I didn't feed them enough?
        Location : Essex

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        • #5
          Susie's pumpkin patch may need a thread of its own
          Northern England.

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          • #6
            Whatever the space you alot for pumpkins will never be enough!
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


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            • #7
              I wish mine were taking over the garden Starting to worry if it's getting a bit late for then to set fruit. They are looking a bit pathetic this year.
              What variety are you growing susieG?

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              • #8
                Another thing are your little fruits actually set?

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                • #9
                  I'm growing : Rouge Vif d'Etampes (planted out on 28th May...)

                  Don't know if the fruits have 'set' though?? How'dyou know?

                  Some pics taken this morning:
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                  ~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
                  a prescription ... And with no limit on dosage.
                  - Author Unknown ~~~

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                  • #10
                    I wouldn't have a clue but everything looks great
                    Northern England.

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                    • #11
                      They look great...... A little jealous .
                      The picture of the fruit where the flower has died back. Give him a gentle squeeze, if he feels a bit squashy he has not set. I then leave him there to prove me wrong and when he gets extra squashy A. I'm not surprised B. Then I cut him off so he doesn't make any other part of the plant rot.

                      I think you can remove side shoots if you want, ( when you want). Pinch out main stem after (however many you want) fruit have set.

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                      • #12
                        ..........And you know what, SP, I don't think I did anything extraordinary for them when I planted out ~ dug a deep hole, added a bit of compost, puddled them in and earthed up around them a bit!

                        Think I've fed them once (with some nettle tea) and watered them once!

                        Just beginners luck, I think It'll be interesting to see if I actually do manage to get a fruit to set....... A couple of them fell off in my hand when I touched them. They were about the size of a squash ball (appropriate!!).

                        So think I might need to rein them in a bit soon - there's a danger they'll be up and over the runner bean frame while I'm not looking............
                        ~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
                        a prescription ... And with no limit on dosage.
                        - Author Unknown ~~~

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                        • #13
                          Pumpkins

                          I grew 1 full size pumpkin plant last year (and multiple miniature pumpkin plants) - I read loads of advice on limiting the plant to just 1-2 pumpkins so they grow bigger but I wanted to leave it and see how many I could get!

                          Once the plant had about 10 healthy looking fruits that were growing steadily I started to pick off any new fruits that came and pinched out the growing tips of each shoot (it was taking over the allotment at this point). I ended up with 10 medium sized pumpkins but only 6-7 actually ripened in time for Halloween.

                          This photo was taken 18th October as the leaves started to die back.

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                          • #14
                            Very nice greatermarrow like that.

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                            • #15
                              Gm ~ wow!!!
                              ~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
                              a prescription ... And with no limit on dosage.
                              - Author Unknown ~~~

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