GC Pumpkin Growing Challenge 2013

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  1. JWK

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    They do flop about, just do your best to support them so the stems don't snap. Once they are outside they grow like vines sideways along the ground rather than upwards.

    There should be enough nutrients in the compost for 5 weeks or so, so no need just yet. When you prepare the planting hole add plenty of fertilizer, I've used chicken manure pellets and Blood Fish and Bone. Then when they really start growing I feed with tomato feed once a week in the watering can.
     
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        Magic feed all the way for me...

        Steve...:)
         
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          Actually nFrost i'm just using plenty of manure and seaweed food....and hoping for the best:dbgrtmb:
           
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            :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

            So what's the seawood for then Loli?
             
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            Just a general purpose food to turn them into monsters;)
             
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              How are every ones pumpkin plants doing? I'm glad to say that mine have finally picked up (after me putting them out too early) and the past few days have started growing very fast. Ill show some pictures tomorrow. Also should I be watering them every day? Steve R I've just realised u live like 10 minutes from me, small world.
               
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                Small world indeed Allan...I lived in Workington for a few years too!

                My plants are far behind everyone's this year and are tiny yet, but I'm not too worried as they wont be planted out for a while yet. The bed they will go in still needs digging and manuring yet.

                I now have 4 plants growing and will plant out just two, give two away to other plot holders.

                Steve...:)

                [Edit] Nearly forgot, I'll post some photo's later today...[/Edit]
                 
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                Will try to get some pic's on today as well. I'm starting to get twitchy.
                 
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                  Here are my four plants (only two will be planted), the three square pots are 4 inches.

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                    How old Steve?
                     
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                    Very young..9 days for the bigger of the four...4-7 days the others.

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                    They've come on fast!
                     
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                      I guess it's the right time of the year and all the sunshine and Magic feed they have received...hehe

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