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Hi all,

I'm new to the site having found it by chance while browsing for Pumpkin info!  :)

Thought I'd start with a polite hello...

J

Hello!

I am new too - but felt right at home staight away. Everyone just seems like a nice crowd from the start! Good vibes from this site!

You have found the best place for info on pumpkins and everything else!

Oh. another one from Essex. You have good company there!!

Your message politely acknowledged!!

Cheers guys,

I read a few old threads and was sold... Looks like a knowledgable bunch 8)

Tell us more?

Well I am a first year grower of fruit and veg and where as I have got a good general grasp of how to deal with most of my crops, I have been a bit stumped by the old pumpkins and squashes of late...

I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to get 3 or 4 pumpkins from the one long vine of each plant or whether I was suposed to get one pumpkin from each of the vines that are thrown out from the base of each plant.... Come to think of it, I still am not clear what's best ??? :P

Can you guys and gals help on that one?

Cheers Jeff

Quote from: Jedi of Veg on June 23, 2005, 16:03:52
Cheers guys,

I read a few old threads and was sold... Looks like a knowledgable bunch 8)

You didn't read anything by me then.  ;D

Welcome aboard.

Hi Jeff, welcome to this great site. Where in Essex are you? I live in Witham, although from S Wales originally. There are quite a few from Essex here and very knowledgeable and helpful they are too.
Re your pumpkin question, actually I'd like to know the answer to that one too as I'm growing them for the first time. Presumably Pumkpkins will be the same as squashes/ melons??
See you are not alone!! ::) ;D
Terri ;D

All I know is that you can inject them with water to make them bigger!

Essex Rules!  We are just outside very hot and arid Chelmsford.

To be honest, I just plant the various squashes, and leave them to it!  Some seem to just have one long long long vine and produce from that, others, like the acorns, seem to branch and produce on all stems.  I let them carry on regardless until late summer when I pinch the ends off so energy can be spent on fruit swelling.  Any little immature fruits I use fresh and soft, leaving the bigger fruits to ripen and harden a little on the vine before bringing them home and storing them in the conservatory for later use.  I still have 6 different squashes waiting to be used!  Better get a move on before I start doubling up!

Welcome to the nut house Jeff!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thank you all for the warm welcome, it's good to see it's a nut house, I'll blend in just fine then!  :P ;)

Pumpkin-wise I reckon it's one of those crops that you think you've got to get involved with but as some of you have said, I should just leave them to their own devices if I can...

Well, I'll be seeing you all around... :)

Good luck Jedi, may the forks be with you!

I am in Ladywell, SE London.  So other side of the water.  Its my second year growing veg, but I've been growing flowers from seed for 5 years now.  This year its cucumbers which are causing me grief.  I got 12 from my indoor lot and now nothing for ages.  Ah well, each year I make new discoveries and new mistakes.  One day I might get good at it.....  :D

Ah but is that when it will stop being fun...  ;)

wellcome to the site, and I can assure you gardening never stops being fun.
              ;) ;)

Quote from: Jedi of Veg on June 24, 2005, 13:10:11
Ah but is that when it will stop being fun...  ;)

;D ;D

Nah!  Something new and unexpected happens every year, best laid plans and all that.... plus there are so many varieties of things to grow and some very slow growing.  I've waited 3 years for my red hot pokers to flower.  The magic of seeing things germinate is the same every year.  Can't imagine that getting "old" quickly, as the yanks say.  ;)

I know what you mean and can make the statement that I know I have my life long hobby now, well that and fishing!  ;D

No, sorry, the fishing will just have to go - no time for that now.  ;D

NEVER!!!  ;)

Jedi, welcome to A4A. a truly good site .

welcome you are to this site, jedi. peace from fighting the wars may you find here

you must learn the ways of the farm

;D