Novice aussie pumpkin grower:advice? (pics)

the flowers only last a day or so and then die if they have been pollinated then the pumpkin will grow but if it didnt the little pumpkin will just die off

Yeh but this flower (the one in the pick) didnt even fully develop,it stayed the same size as in the pic,went light orange then progressively brown and didnt even open,im sure therell be plenty more though ay?

well the one in the photo's are the male flowers they last less than the female...

Nah this one,it was hidden wit the other pics,discovered a new one bout a metre further up,hopefully it develops.

Pumpkin flowers only last a day or 2. I've known people who fry them and eat them, (not me, I thought it was strange). If you look closely at the base of the female flower, you should see the tiny little immature pumpkin.

yeh ive done me research,thanks for your effort though miss hester

Would anyone be able to guess why my female pumpkin flowers are withering and dieing before they even mature?? Its happened to a second one now,it sux i want a friggin pumpkin.

Is that a clematis on your avatar? It's beautiful. Female pumpkin flowers only last for about a day. It's just the way they're life cycle is.

beginnerbloomer said:

Would anyone be able to guess why my female pumpkin flowers are withering and dieing before they even mature?? Its happened to a second one now,it sux i want a friggin pumpkin.

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it is the way it is with pumpkins, go out and pull of a male flower strip the outer flower of it leaving the stamen,
find a female flower and lightly rub the male stamen into the centre of the female flower
they have now had sex ,the flower will die and the little pumpkin should then start to grow.

Punkin porn, get pics.........

misshestermoffitt said:

Punkin porn, get pics.........

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strip the male flowers so they look like the one in the photo and insert into female flower(sorry i cant pull a female off to show you but i think you know what the female looks like.. ) and thats it

i have put up some photos of the pumpkins i am growing and one of the pumpkin patch

misshestermoffitt said:

Is that a clematis on your avatar? It's beautiful. Female pumpkin flowers only last for about a day. It's just the way they're life cycle is.

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Nah not a Clematis,sum sort of lilly,not sure which,got heaps of em in my backyard though.

I grow Alantic Giant Pumpkins myself, but I am growing for size. My first attempt last year I grew a 460 lber.

"Pumpkin plants need to be about 2 months old before they can start setting fruit. It has been my experience that they are ~10 feet long when they get their first pumpkins."

Thanks o4 that was more the advice i was after,ill post sum pics soon, the nets been down for a while.

Amigatec said:

I grow Alantic Giant Pumpkins myself, but I am growing for size. My first attempt last year I grew a 460 lber.

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Damn man i dont think ill be competin with that.

Thanks for input ppls,my internets been down for a while so havent been able to reply.My probs have been solved and 3 of the 4 plants have set fruit and been pollinated successfully about 3 days ago and are growin by the day,its gettin exciting now!

p.s It looks like ive got at least 2 different varieties,too early for anyone to have a stab at wat they might be?
Also are the blocks of wood a good idea?
cheers.

I got pumpkin flowers this morning... had a lone one last week, but 2 today...

Actualy I'm not even sure if these are pumpikns, patipans or squashes... I'm a stoner, can't remember what I planted where...

beginnerbloomer said:

Damn man i dont think ill be competin with that.

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This year I'm going for 700 lbs. World record is 1689!!!

Now Here's a Pumpkin the 1689.

1. Are the pieces of wood a good idea?
2. Is it possible at this stage for anyone to hint at the varieties?
3. How long generally from fruit set to harvest??
cheers.