Pumpkin Small Sugar

[beckydore]

Any special instructions for planting these?
Becky

[beckydore]

[1066]

Hi Beckydore. I did mine as per all the other pumpkin / squash. Individually in a small pot of compost, plant the seed on its edge, then  cover with a small amount of compost. Water and wait! Oh and a nice sunny / warm window cill.  On the packet it says to harden them off at the 5-6 leaf stage (tho I'm sure others will have opinions on this!). And plant 3ft apart (approx a metre). Plus as with other pumpkin/ squash I reckon they'll like a good dollop of manure at planting.

I haven't tried these before so it'll be interesting to see how everyone else gets on with them, and whether they are good croppers, tasty, good to store etc

Great to know they're all arriving safe and well   ;D

Grannyjanny - thats an interesting idea, sounds like a good use of space but as its only my 2nd year of growing them I'm no expert!! Be interesting to try tho?!

[shirlton]

Thankyou, Mine arrived this morning. Do you know if they would climb or are they strictly ground lovers

[1066]

Not really sure, I was planning (as its a small one) to try and grow it up a trellis. Just checked my seed packet from Kings and it says trailing type   ???

[daileg]

Trailing squash can be grown up trellis but will need to be tied in or got a habbit of trying to find grownd all the time

[1066]

Thanks Dialeg, sometimes it all gets a bit confusing, what with different info and words on the seed packets let alone in books

[daileg]

Trailing squash can be grown up trellis but will need to be tied in or got a habbit of trying to find grownd all the time

would like to add if you intend to grow for quantity not quality then let the plant run its coarse if for quality then pinch out after you have three successfull flowers (female polinated ) then grow on the best one only

[1066]

I've found an envelope on my desk this morning, with 2 small sugar seeds in, but no address on the front. I've obviously missed someone out. SORRY. and I've cleared out my pm's with addresses and notes to say they'd arrived. So if you haven't got your seeds yet, its cos they're sitting on my desk. PM me and I'll get them in the post

Thanks

[angle shades]

 ;D they be for me! I've waited for the postie everyday ;)

pm on its way again ;D/ shades x

[1066]

;D they be for me! I've waited for the postie everyday ;)

pm on its way again ;D/ shades x

SORRY Angle Shades In the post today, and a huge sorry for being so forgetful!

[angle shades]

 :) 1066, they haven't arrived yet :P/ shades x

[1066]

Noooooooooo!
I posted them at the beginning of last week (with some extra beans as a sorry for the delay)  ???
1066

[angle shades]

 :) 1066 , how big was the packet you sent me,??

postman just delivered a sorry cannot deliver as a fee to pay card!! but not put a name on it, so we don't know which member of the family its for!!! /shades x

[1066]

It was a standard envelope with a 2nd class stamp on ?????

[angle shades]

 :D picked up packet from sorting office yesterday,they must be the most expensive pumpkin seed in the world ;D ;D/ shadesx

thanks for the bean seed :-*

[1066]

I was just about to go to the Post Office this morning and send them again
So so sorry! Let me know what I owe for P& P

I just hope they are worth it..........   ::)

1066

[angle shades]

 :) you don't owe a thing, I'm just pleased to get them,

been reading up on them, only get one fruit per plant in the States ::) :P ;D/ shades x

[1066]

only get one fruit per plant in the States ::) :P ;D/ shades x

Only 1  that is  :o  ::)  but hopefully  ;D
I only hope its worth all the effort

1066

[Levi]

Apologies 1066, Think I went to post a thank you and got distracted. Have been too too busy since, my daughter's been in and out of hospital (miles away)with early labour symptoms so have had granddaughter full time and we've just come back from week in Blackpool - bliss.
Planted them up straight away tho cos was sowing when they arrived, but them darn' slugs/snails had a field-day so there's only one left! Hope it gets to maturity.

So here's a delayed thank you

Happy Growing

Levi

[1066]

Thanks Levi, I can't remember so far back now!
And I hope the family is doing well now

Mine are ok, slow but steady and I need to re-pot them, I've been debating whether of not to put them outside yet and your post reminds me that I need to build those slug/snail barriers

Thanks, and lets hope we get something for all our efforts  :D

1066