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sticks

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Should my pumpkins have fruit by now?
« on: August 11, 2011, 09:32:07 »
I sowed these two straight into the ground in June.



They seem to have done pretty well but there are no signs of any fruit yet. I've seen plenty of others on my allotment with fruit on, are mine likely to fruit still? Or is it getting a bit late for that to happen now?

betula

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Re: Should my pumpkins have fruit by now?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2011, 09:36:28 »
Any flowers?

sticks

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Re: Should my pumpkins have fruit by now?
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2011, 09:55:17 »
No flowers at all on them :(

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Re: Should my pumpkins have fruit by now?
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2011, 20:12:04 »
try putting a handful of potash around the plant. Hoe it in. then give the plant a good watering.

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Re: Should my pumpkins have fruit by now?
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2011, 21:33:59 »
first you want phosphorus not potash to encourage flowers.
second the plant is to small to start to flower

 

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