http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/02/02/pumpkins-and-the-powers-that-bee/ Helpful advice and information about vegetable gardening Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/02/02/pumpkins-and-the-powers-that-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-540 JJacobsen Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:31:11 +0000 http://www.justaddworms.com/?p=6784#comment-540 We grew a small pumpkin patch one year, but they didn't get very big. I don't think we watered them enough. We grew a small pumpkin patch one year, but they didn’t get very big. I don’t think we watered them enough.

]]> http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/02/02/pumpkins-and-the-powers-that-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Jane Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:20:47 +0000 http://www.justaddworms.com/?p=6784#comment-537 Great blog and I love the quality photos. My main pumpkins seem to be a bit short on female flowers this year, probably a combination of cold start to the season and needing a bit more manure. In the past years I have helped with the fertilisation and it works but this year I thought I'd leave it. I am starting to think the plant keeps producing female flowers until the optimum number for the plant is fertilised. However I still self fertilise if I am keeping the pumpkin for seed as then I can be sure of the parentage. I have grown Triamble from Kings Seeds which are fantastic keepers and yum as well. I have just cut into the last one from 2009 season and it is still sweet and dry. Good luck with the pumpkins, hope more set for you. Great blog and I love the quality photos.
My main pumpkins seem to be a bit short on female flowers this year, probably a combination of cold start to the season and needing a bit more manure.
In the past years I have helped with the fertilisation and it works but this year I thought I’d leave it. I am starting to think the plant keeps producing female flowers until the optimum number for the plant is fertilised.
However I still self fertilise if I am keeping the pumpkin for seed as then I can be sure of the parentage.
I have grown Triamble from Kings Seeds which are fantastic keepers and yum as well. I have just cut into the last one from 2009 season and it is still sweet and dry.
Good luck with the pumpkins, hope more set for you.

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