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Pumpkins?
I have pumpkins of all sizes on my 3 plants. Several of them are quite big
now, but as this is the first time I've grown them I'm not sure *when* to harvest them. I've read that they need to be "hardened" before storage, but when do you know they are ready to be picked? Any tips appreciated! Jayne |
Pumpkins?
"Jayne" wrote in message I have pumpkins of all sizes on my 3 plants. Several of them are quite big now, but as this is the first time I've grown them I'm not sure *when* to harvest them. I've read that they need to be "hardened" before storage, but when do you know they are ready to be picked? Any tips appreciated! I would have said when they start to go yellow they are becoming ripe, and when fully yellow with the stem looking a bit dry then they are ready, but this year because of the tropical heat and total lack of rain they are growing yellow from the start for me. 2gals of water a day, as usual, hasn't made a difference. Just wait until Sept and they will have to be cut off then before the frost anyway, and unless you have mice about they won't come to any harm outside. -- Bob www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in Runnymede fighting for it's existence. |
Pumpkins?
On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 15:45:53 +0000 (UTC), "Jayne"
wrote: I have pumpkins of all sizes on my 3 plants. Several of them are quite big now, but as this is the first time I've grown them I'm not sure *when* to harvest them. I've read that they need to be "hardened" before storage, but when do you know they are ready to be picked? Before first frosts and before Hallowe'en! Pam in Bristol |
Pumpkins?
Thanks Bob & Pam. They are very orange right now - there are about 3 biggish
ones & lots more smaller ones, so I suppose I'll just leave them until September. Pam - I'm near Bristol & this weather is hotter than summers in South Africa where I used to live! I think we could've all grown tropical crops this year!! :-) Jayne |
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On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:34:18 +0000 (UTC), "Jayne"
wrote: Pam - I'm near Bristol & this weather is hotter than summers in South Africa where I used to live! I think we could've all grown tropical crops this year!! Considering how early the last frost was this year and how warm it has been at times, I think I'll take some chances on the allotment next year - does anyone have any suggestions? I have saved seed from various types of melon that we have eaten this summer so I'll give some of them a try (especially the small Galia melons). -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
Pumpkins?
Stuart wrote in message : Pam - I'm near Bristol & this weather is hotter than summers in South Africa where I used to live! I think we could've all grown tropical crops this year!! Considering how early the last frost was this year and how warm it has been at times, I think I'll take some chances on the allotment next year - does anyone have any suggestions? I have saved seed from various types of melon that we have eaten this summer so I'll give some of them a try (especially the small Galia melons). -- Well we have grown our chillies outside for years and they grow good and hot that way, plants tend to grow short and compact but loads of fruit when it's time to harvest. Tried Okra but it just sulked even though planted in a sheltered spot. Tried Sweet Potatoes last year, season not long enough outside, slugs ate anything that started to grow into tubers. That said, this year if they had all been started very early we might have got something but I still doubt it somehow. -- Bob www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in Runnymede fighting for it's existence. |
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wrote: On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:34:18 +0000 (UTC), "Jayne" wrote: Pam - I'm near Bristol & this weather is hotter than summers in South Africa where I used to live! I think we could've all grown tropical crops this year!! Considering how early the last frost was this year and how warm it has been at times, I think I'll take some chances on the allotment next year - does anyone have any suggestions? I have saved seed from various types of melon that we have eaten this summer so I'll give some of them a try (especially the small Galia melons). Melons need more warmth than pumpkins, so are even tricker. The lateness of the frost doesn't help much, as there isn't enough sunlight after September to be useful for ripening. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:59:44 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote: The message from contains these words: Considering how early the last frost was this year and how warm it has been at times, I think I'll take some chances on the allotment next year - does anyone have any suggestions? I have saved seed from various types of melon that we have eaten this summer so I'll give some of them a try (especially the small Galia melons). I've grown galia and honeydew outside. At the time I had about three hundred rabbits, several goats and loads of poultry. I made a hotbed to start them off, planted them at the end of March and kept them under cloches at night. They were a tad small, but packed with flavour. The galia melons that the seeds came from were Spanish, but were only large grapefruit size - just right to share between two. I actually have one growing now as a kind of germination test but it was sown so late that there is no chance of getting ripe fruit from it. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
Pumpkins?
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:59:44 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote: The message from contains these words: Considering how early the last frost was this year and how warm it has been at times, I think I'll take some chances on the allotment next year - does anyone have any suggestions? I have saved seed from various types of melon that we have eaten this summer so I'll give some of them a try (especially the small Galia melons). I've grown galia and honeydew outside. At the time I had about three hundred rabbits, several goats and loads of poultry. I made a hotbed to start them off, planted them at the end of March and kept them under cloches at night. They were a tad small, but packed with flavour. The galia melons that the seeds came from were Spanish, but were only large grapefruit size - just right to share between two. I actually have one growing now as a kind of germination test but it was sown so late that there is no chance of getting ripe fruit from it. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
Pumpkins?
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:59:44 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote: The message from contains these words: Considering how early the last frost was this year and how warm it has been at times, I think I'll take some chances on the allotment next year - does anyone have any suggestions? I have saved seed from various types of melon that we have eaten this summer so I'll give some of them a try (especially the small Galia melons). I've grown galia and honeydew outside. At the time I had about three hundred rabbits, several goats and loads of poultry. I made a hotbed to start them off, planted them at the end of March and kept them under cloches at night. They were a tad small, but packed with flavour. The galia melons that the seeds came from were Spanish, but were only large grapefruit size - just right to share between two. I actually have one growing now as a kind of germination test but it was sown so late that there is no chance of getting ripe fruit from it. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
Pumpkins?
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:59:44 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote: The message from contains these words: Considering how early the last frost was this year and how warm it has been at times, I think I'll take some chances on the allotment next year - does anyone have any suggestions? I have saved seed from various types of melon that we have eaten this summer so I'll give some of them a try (especially the small Galia melons). I've grown galia and honeydew outside. At the time I had about three hundred rabbits, several goats and loads of poultry. I made a hotbed to start them off, planted them at the end of March and kept them under cloches at night. They were a tad small, but packed with flavour. The galia melons that the seeds came from were Spanish, but were only large grapefruit size - just right to share between two. I actually have one growing now as a kind of germination test but it was sown so late that there is no chance of getting ripe fruit from it. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
Pumpkins?
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:59:44 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote: The message from contains these words: Considering how early the last frost was this year and how warm it has been at times, I think I'll take some chances on the allotment next year - does anyone have any suggestions? I have saved seed from various types of melon that we have eaten this summer so I'll give some of them a try (especially the small Galia melons). I've grown galia and honeydew outside. At the time I had about three hundred rabbits, several goats and loads of poultry. I made a hotbed to start them off, planted them at the end of March and kept them under cloches at night. They were a tad small, but packed with flavour. The galia melons that the seeds came from were Spanish, but were only large grapefruit size - just right to share between two. I actually have one growing now as a kind of germination test but it was sown so late that there is no chance of getting ripe fruit from it. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
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from contains these words: I've grown galia and honeydew outside. At the time I had about three hundred rabbits, several goats and loads of poultry. I made a hotbed to start them off, planted them at the end of March and kept them under cloches at night. They were a tad small, but packed with flavour. The galia melons that the seeds came from were Spanish, but were only large grapefruit size - just right to share between two. I actually have one growing now as a kind of germination test but it was sown so late that there is no chance of getting ripe fruit from it. Some of mine grew to the size of an orange, while others didn't quite get that enormous. The Honeydews looked rather like giant lemons. (About the size of ostrich eggs.) -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:19:18 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote: The message from contains these words: I've grown galia and honeydew outside. At the time I had about three hundred rabbits, several goats and loads of poultry. I made a hotbed to start them off, planted them at the end of March and kept them under cloches at night. They were a tad small, but packed with flavour. The galia melons that the seeds came from were Spanish, but were only large grapefruit size - just right to share between two. I actually have one growing now as a kind of germination test but it was sown so late that there is no chance of getting ripe fruit from it. Some of mine grew to the size of an orange, while others didn't quite get that enormous. The Honeydews looked rather like giant lemons. (About the size of ostrich eggs.) The melon plant now has a large yellow flower on it, despite the fact that is is still quite compact (like a young courgette plant). Would a properly-growing melon plant of this type be sprawling all over the place by now? -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
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