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Quote from: shirlton on September 15, 2010, 18:20:31I have cut a lot of the leaves off to let the sunshine in that is if we get any moreWhats best to do cut them down or let them die down?I still have one on the plant that needs to ripen up more.
I have cut a lot of the leaves off to let the sunshine in that is if we get any more
Cold night forecast for tomorrow so we brought them all home to let them cure. I have never had so many. The small ones on the left are Harrier so wont be growing them again. the large BN are from real seeds Waltham.The blue one are invincible pumpkin. Orangesunshine and Bonbon
It is important to note that pumpkin fruits can tolerate light frost that kill the vines only but more fruit loss can occur if the frost caused injury on the fruit surface as the damaged areas act as avenues for fungal and bacterial fruit rot pathogens. Remove pumpkins from the fields before the hard freeze (when the night temperatures are less than 27 degrees (F) or else you may risk losing 80-90 percent of the fruits.
Grannie Annie.We ate one of the sunshine because it broke off without a stem. I liked it enough to grow it next year.As for bonbon, We grew it last year and it must have been ok cos I asked Betty for a plant that turned out to be a Boston. When I do try the one that she gave me off her frame I will let you know how it compares with the sunshine.The sunshine is a faster fruiting squash and also faster maturing but I did lose 2 to the dreaded slush whatever it was. It has proved to be a good squash for our climate here in iffy uk
Will look out for that one GA. I am enjoying this squash growing. Does it become addictive would you say?????? :-\