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Post by Barbara on Apr 5, 2012 8:02:27 GMT
Help please. I was given 6 seeds no pack, no instructions, 5 are pushing through the compost,  do I pot them on, or leave them 'till planting out  I tried to find a thread on here about them but I can't. see one:-[ |
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Post by carolann on Apr 5, 2012 12:40:00 GMT
I would pot them up individually Barbara but dont put them out till at least the middle of May up here you could be a little too early for planting them yet even.
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Post by carolann on Apr 5, 2012 12:48:36 GMT
Just had a quick look through the threads not found any on growing pumpkins but if you click on the links at the bottom of the home page then click on T&M and find Pumpkins I think it was page 3 or 4 but there is a bit on how to grow them on there if you want to have a look, sorry I meant to say sow not plant in my other reply.Up here I only plant things out at least a month later than they say on the packet with the Courgette/Pumpkin families, they just hate the cold.
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Post by Barbara on Apr 5, 2012 13:28:48 GMT
Thanks for the link Carolann, They have only just popped their heads through, so will be a while before anything needs to be done with them. |
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Post by TeeGee on Apr 13, 2012 23:24:35 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Apr 14, 2012 10:44:17 GMT
Thanks TeeGee.
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Post by Barbara on Aug 23, 2012 6:49:02 GMT
I have done the unforgivable,  I've snapped a pumpkin off before it was ready, I only touched it honest, and there it was in my hand, ::)it's still green will it ripen do you think? or should I just chuck it away. |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 23, 2012 10:16:43 GMT
Put it somewhere sunny Barbara - it has 2 chances!
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Post by Barbara on Aug 23, 2012 12:43:29 GMT
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by pdblake on Aug 23, 2012 13:18:25 GMT
I think it might ripen, it just won't get any bigger ;D Reminds me of a few weeks ago when I sharpened my hoe. "Oh, look at the edge on that." Then I cut a tomato plant off at the base  Still, I did a good job on the hoe ;D |
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Post by Barbara on Sept 7, 2012 14:59:17 GMT
It has started to turn orange. |
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Post by Jasmine on Sept 7, 2012 18:38:40 GMT
Yehh! That's good!
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Post by Barbara on Oct 28, 2012 10:50:30 GMT
 Carved one kept one. he went home with Emily and sat in the beer garden all night with a night light lit inside he looked good. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 28, 2012 11:00:22 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 28, 2012 11:20:16 GMT
Fantastic !!
RF
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Post by Tig on Oct 28, 2012 15:34:26 GMT
Bet Emily was really chuffed with that Gran  |
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Post by carolann on Oct 29, 2012 10:44:21 GMT
Daughter has just brought one home and said right lets get started then sorry never done one before so she had decided to leave it for her OH when he gets home, tomorrow I will make some soup with the insides yum yum. |
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Post by Barbara on Oct 29, 2012 13:25:23 GMT
Do you roast or boil the flesh Carol?
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Post by isabella on Nov 6, 2012 6:08:08 GMT
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Post by pdblake on Dec 5, 2012 11:26:05 GMT
I managed a single Hundreweight pumpkin, but it did weigh 21lb ;D
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Post by Tig on Dec 5, 2012 16:09:16 GMT
Did you not take a photo of it PDB?  You did well Pam, not one butternut squash developed on either of my two plants - again! Don't know why I bother trying x Tig |
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Post by pdblake on Dec 6, 2012 15:47:09 GMT
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Post by Tig on Dec 6, 2012 16:14:04 GMT
By eck - you've got a biggun, even the trusty tape measure to prove it ;D
x Tig
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Post by pdblake on Dec 6, 2012 16:54:10 GMT
Nice pumpkin too eh  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Dec 7, 2012 7:47:59 GMT
Well done to you both. |
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do I pot them on, or leave them 'till planting out 
I tried to find a thread on here about them but I can't. see one:-[
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I've snapped a pumpkin off before it was ready, I only touched it honest, and there it was in my hand, ::)it's still green will it ripen do you think? or should I just chuck it away.
Still, I did a good job on the hoe ;D
