Veggieveg said:



Hello All

I planted a seed from my halloween pumpkin last year and it grew! it
flourished into a big plant, it would flower for one day and then the
flower would die? im not sure why this is happening or what the function
of this flower has? is it waiting to be pollenated?

Usually the pumpkin plant will produce male (pollen bearing) flowers first.
These open for one day, then die and fall off.

Secondly i moved the plant outside about 3 weeks ago, the leaves are
turning yellow and the plant looks rather unhealthy - i havnt done
anything different other than puting it outside? any ideas, there is a
pic below.

Did you move it in one go from indoors to outdoors? Plants can be
sun- and wind-burned if exposed too quickly to the elements.


Oh and is the the start of a small pumpkin?

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That's a female flower. These will always have the small potential
pumpkin behind them. If this blossom was pollinated when it was
open, and if the plant is sufficiently vigorous to support a fruit, it will
continue to develop. If if wasn't pollinated, or the plant is too weak,
it will yellow and die.

I really want to try and save this plant and get it back to a healthy
stage after all, it was this little seed that inspired me to start
growing my own veg this year.

A gardener has to be willing to gamble and accept a certain amount
of failure. Then try again! (There's a lot that can happen that's out
of your control -- mainly, but not exclusively, the weather!)


Im also growing the below bits - i am actually quiet excited about

snip links

Hmm...the potatoes look rather cramped.

With container gardening, you need to be prepared to do a lot of watering.

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

"Vegetables are like bombs packed tight with all kinds of important
nutrients..." --Largo Potter, Valkyria Chronicles

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