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Pumpkin season is almost here folks!  May you all grow something huge and orange this year.

I'm sowing mine on the 7th April for a planting date of the 17th.  Eager beaver!

Good luck everyone

Where will you be putting it on the 17th?

I'll be planting all under cover with one in this greenhouse:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175037

Fantastic!  I've looked through your photos and you certainly are dedicated, good luck with some giants this year!

Mine will be going outside in June, unless I can persuade my husband to construct a similar pumpkin house to yours but that is highly unlikely!

I'm itching to get them seeds in ( many thanks for them dandytown) but i will hold off :-X, I'm in the process of making a little cloche/ low level greenhouse thing for my pumpkins to go in to when planted out ;)

I have 2 large plants (atlantic giant) in the poly tunnel in a raised bed and growing like I have never seen before. Will be sowing a further 2200 seed end of this month, "Racer and Pie star, plus 50 small sugar.

Would be good to see how they grow Squashman.  What pumpkin seed did you sow (shop brought ones or from another grower)?

Quote from: Dandytown on March 22, 2012, 12:37:08
I'll be planting all under cover with one in this greenhouse:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175037

Bl**dy hell. Thats a greenhouse !

Good luck DT

I'll be having another crack at growing a biggie again this year, when the seed gets here that is.

Steve...:)

Quote from: pete JB on March 23, 2012, 15:03:13

Quote from: Dandytown on March 22, 2012, 12:37:08
I'll be planting all under cover with one in this greenhouse:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175037

Bl**dy hell. Thats a greenhouse !

Good luck DT

Thanks Pete, do you mean good luck getting in and out okay?

It sure is a comedy greenhouse where height is concerned :)

Wow amazing greenhouse and love the diary  :)

No DT. It was a compliment. You should do well with a house that size.

Good luck

Pete

im also getting ready to plant this years pkns im growing one in a home made poly tunnel 21 by 15 not quite big enough but it will have to do i wont be sowing my seed till about mid april i have been working hard on my soil this winter and  im hoping it pays off here is where my soil stands now on my pumpkin patch

sorry if you cannot read the numbers in the last post here is a direct link
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g110/slyfox-mal/resultsbetter.jpg

Looks good Mal. Are you having a crack at marrows again this year ?
I sent Peter Glazebrook a cheeky email and asked him for some marrow seed. Hopefully the seeds he sent me are good uns !

Good luck

Pete

yes pete 6 marrows again this year  mine  and wurstens and also dave thomas and mark baggs  and a couple off john hollingrake  good luck mate this year regards to you all mal

I'm having another go at growing a massive pumpkin again ;D

well i got my homemade greenhouse finished this weekend so wont be long before the  pumpkin goes in



i just have to add some ammendments and im all set to go

Mal, thats an ace tunnel... Think I have greenhouse/tunnel envy coming on ;)

with your soil test showing good I reckon you'll do well this year. Whats your target?

mine is 300lbs more than last year.

best of luck everyone!

yes the tunnel worked out great  and as for my  target well its really modest peter  a pound more than you will do lol