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Post by coffeebreak on Jun 27, 2012 15:12:39 GMT -5
Red the Crosses Should be ready late July or Mid August I will then have about 7 different crosses
Ready to pick
Charles
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Post by annclaire on Jun 28, 2012 0:08:21 GMT -5
Red, I am thinking it is liking it where I planted it ... one vine is long enough to wrap around the end of the garden and start running west down the long side, the other vine is running west on the other side of the bed LOL
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Post by garrett on Jul 7, 2012 9:45:35 GMT -5
well i got a vine growing in a tree.lol
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Post by elkwc3656 on Jul 7, 2012 20:08:41 GMT -5
I'm a little late to the party. I'm growing "Old Time Cornfield Pumpkin" that a SSE member from OK sent me seeds for. In fact he has sent seeds twice so decided I should grow it and see what it is like. It is an heirloom/op variety. Jay
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Post by coffeebreak on Jul 7, 2012 20:41:22 GMT -5
Did a Search on the old time cornfield pumpkin that is a keeper
Charles
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 7, 2012 21:20:49 GMT -5
Squirrels didn't get the Red Kuri, instead, the heat did. Poor lil fella rotted. Oh well, heat is breaking so now back to regular summer weather. If I can get rid of the darn Cucumber beetles before they destroy all of my vine crops, then perhaps I'll have a few pumpkins to pie.
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Post by gardentoad on Jul 7, 2012 22:56:44 GMT -5
I've got some Red Kuri planted. Trying to remember what else I planted. lol Should have marked the hills. I know for certain I have Boston Marrow, and Gold Nugget and Australian Butter. I think the other hills are Sweet Dumpling and Lakota. One hill will be mystery squash because I don't recall what I planted there. lol Oh well, I guess Ill be surprised; that is if the dang SVB's don't get everything.
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Post by directsunlight on Jul 8, 2012 23:53:38 GMT -5
Ha, two years ago we had watermelons come in a week before Halloween. We had a fall festival at the church and I gave away the smaller oines. No, the musqueee de provence won't work now, too late, but did plant the other kinds in the hopes of getting something good. It's been an unusual start for a fall garden. Days near 100, and then heavy showers the last couple of days. The plants don't know what to think. Some of the seedlings that have been babied for the last two months are gone-- have lost half of the first group set out.
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Post by coffeebreak on Jul 9, 2012 14:15:44 GMT -5
Harvest my 1st cross today from the sugar pie x red warty got about 75 small plump seeds from it. Got them drying
Charles
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Post by garrett on Jul 10, 2012 9:51:22 GMT -5
awesome charles.
ds been a weird year for sure.lol
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Post by garrett on Jul 12, 2012 9:12:51 GMT -5
my tree punkin is looking good.lol
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 12, 2012 11:31:30 GMT -5
Yeah Charles, exactly what you want...chubby little seeds should mean good pollination.  Share those seeds  Tree punkin G? Y'all got something climbing up a tree trunk (other than a Possum?) ? |
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Post by coffeebreak on Jul 13, 2012 12:10:40 GMT -5
I think the Cinderella X Red warty is ready to be Harvest  And I did harvest the Red warty X Cinderella cross the vine was Dead so it was time to pick it  Charles |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 13, 2012 21:49:44 GMT -5
Cute!
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Post by garrett on Jul 15, 2012 19:31:02 GMT -5
 tree punkin |
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Post by annclaire on Jul 15, 2012 22:42:47 GMT -5
ROFLOL!!!!!!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 16, 2012 9:33:19 GMT -5
Y'all are going to need the Fire Department to come with a Hook and Ladder to harvest those Punkinators!
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Post by directsunlight on Jul 16, 2012 20:19:29 GMT -5
Might have to wear a helmet outside come October.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 16, 2012 20:56:52 GMT -5
That too!
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Post by garrett on Jul 17, 2012 1:11:02 GMT -5
biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig grins.its a crazy punkin.....
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Post by garrett on Jul 19, 2012 13:15:25 GMT -5
dropped some more punkin seeds in the ark.
thought about some cushaws but had none.smiles
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Post by LinFL on Jul 19, 2012 15:38:07 GMT -5
My moschatas are just starting to run. Musquee du Provence is the biggest and most vigorous so far. Pretty leaves with the markings on them, too.
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Post by directsunlight on Jul 20, 2012 0:27:25 GMT -5
2 of 3 butternuts have either collapsed or been eaten by snails. sigh. Try try again; that's the nice party about zone 8.
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Post by garrett on Jul 20, 2012 9:23:02 GMT -5
try again ds.i just reloaded meself.smiles
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Post by annclaire on Jul 20, 2012 18:36:55 GMT -5
DirectSunlight,
My mother living in NC couldn't get butternuts or acorns because of the slugs and snails. She finally got a technique that worked.
Surround the squash fruit with a layer of crushed egg shell and put a tinfoil cone collar on the stem above the fruit with the narrow end towards the main vine. For the collar, make it about 4" and turn back to the outside the flared edge to make a bit of a lip.
Good luck! ;D
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jul 20, 2012 21:34:35 GMT -5
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 21, 2012 13:04:48 GMT -5
Audrey!
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Post by LinFL on Jul 21, 2012 16:24:05 GMT -5
Just don't prick your fingers near those pumpkins. You might give them ideas!
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Post by garrett on Jul 22, 2012 1:49:32 GMT -5
rotfl
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Post by garrett on Jul 24, 2012 7:43:34 GMT -5
i hope we all get some punkins this year.
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