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Post by garrett on Jul 24, 2012 21:28:52 GMT -5
baby bedded punkins are up.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 25, 2012 7:52:37 GMT -5
What kind of Baby punkins G?
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Post by garrett on Jul 25, 2012 8:27:35 GMT -5
blue hubbard...turk's turban,burgess buttercup....
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 25, 2012 12:31:30 GMT -5
Yummy Ones :)Nice Roasting and Cookie making types,  I just pulled another Red Kuri that was droopy and exhibiting signs of sawdust,,  So that leaves two plants in healthy condition with squash babies on them, Knock of Wood, Glass, Plastic, My Forehead....Cross My Eyes Hope the SVB's Die.... |
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Post by LinFL on Jul 26, 2012 14:03:22 GMT -5
Baby pumpkins are running.
The biggest and most vigorous so far is Musquee du Provence. It's been damaged in a couple of spots by SVBs, but it's rooting along the vine and continuing along its merry way. The longest vine is 7'-8' so far. It has bloom buds; the first males should be opening in a couple of days. No female buds seen yet.
SVBs have tried to enter Seminole Pumpkin in a couple of spots, but since the stem is solid, they tend to get eaten by other critters because they can't get inside where it's safe. It's about 3' long and just starting to send out roots at a couple of leaf nodes. When those extra roots get in the ground, hopefully it will be off to the races.
The Long Island Cheese is performing about the same as the Seminole Pumpkin.
I have a question for anyone who has grown some or all of these varieties: Both the Long Island Cheese and the Seminole Pumpkin have light green leaves. Musquee du Provence has much darker green leaves and is growing more vigorously. However, each kind was planted in a hill prepared exactly the same way, they have been fertilized, watered, and mulched the same, and they get similar amounts of sunlight. Is this just a variety difference, or could I be missing something with the LIC and SP?
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Post by garrett on Jul 28, 2012 9:55:02 GMT -5
good luck to all you late season gardeners trying to punkineer.lol
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Post by coffeebreak on Jul 28, 2012 17:47:30 GMT -5
Fall Pumpkins are now Blooming got 5 Sugar pie plants 1 Amish pie 2 Howden 4 red warty
4 unknown that came from my late Dad 4 all white 4 Queensland Blue 4 Castilla 4 Cinderella
4 Styrian hulless 2 blue moon they should be ready for Halloween or Thanksgiving
Charles
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Post by garrett on Jul 28, 2012 18:32:48 GMT -5
grow on ya'lls!
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jul 29, 2012 18:59:15 GMT -5
Picked: one brazilian butternut(striped colored), two Mystery Moschata which didn't look like the squash I saved seeds from, 2 Tahitian Melons squash. And one watermelon.
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Post by garrett on Jul 29, 2012 19:29:20 GMT -5
did the mm cross gulf?
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Post by directsunlight on Jul 30, 2012 8:55:50 GMT -5
Baby pumpkins are running. The biggest and most vigorous so far is Musquee du Provence. It's been damaged in a couple of spots by SVBs, but it's rooting along the vine and continuing along its merry way. The longest vine is 7'-8' so far. It has bloom buds; the first males should be opening in a couple of days. No female buds seen yet. SVBs have tried to enter Seminole Pumpkin in a couple of spots, but since the stem is solid, they tend to get eaten by other critters because they can't get inside where it's safe. It's about 3' long and just starting to send out roots at a couple of leaf nodes. When those extra roots get in the ground, hopefully it will be off to the races. The Long Island Cheese is performing about the same as the Seminole Pumpkin. I have a question for anyone who has grown some or all of these varieties: Both the Long Island Cheese and the Seminole Pumpkin have light green leaves. Musquee du Provence has much darker green leaves and is growing more vigorously. However, each kind was planted in a hill prepared exactly the same way, they have been fertilized, watered, and mulched the same, and they get similar amounts of sunlight. Is this just a variety difference, or could I be missing something with the LIC and SP? musquee de provence grows really fast as long as the temperature stays say below 90. It stopped growing during the heat wave we had last year & it was around Labor Day when I saw signs of life again. It has dark leaves. I don't know about the other. I grew cushaw and butternut squash last year & the cushaw turned pale and started struggling once it hit consistently over 100. The butternut squash was half and half; half suffered badly from the heat, and half was ok. Butternut squash don't start well in this kind of temperature that we're having here-- my seedlings died and I started over. |
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jul 30, 2012 12:26:59 GMT -5
I'm guessing that it did. Still makes a nice pumpkin but it isn't watermelon shaped or striped like it's parent. |
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Post by garrett on Aug 1, 2012 17:29:14 GMT -5
mom was asking iffin i had any punkins?
rotfl
well i might have a few i said.....
punkin bisque here we come!
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 4, 2012 10:08:37 GMT -5
Got a New Cross that is all most ready to Harvest don't know what I will get maybe the Frankenstein Monster if every thing went right this will be a 4 way Cross  Charles |
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Post by garrett on Aug 5, 2012 2:02:25 GMT -5
get er done charles.smiles
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 5, 2012 13:21:07 GMT -5
Red did a germination test on my crosses from earlier this year they are good all the seeds that I tested Sprouted so I planted them and I will try to grow them for Fall Pumpkins
They should be ready by late Nov they will be an F2 then will sent you some for Christmas
Charles
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Post by kay on Aug 5, 2012 16:46:56 GMT -5
Quick question, how long after male blooms start, do the female blooms start? I'm growing my first pumpkins in over 30 years and the male blooms will start opening tomorrow or tuesday.
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 5, 2012 19:36:22 GMT -5
Kay sometime it will seem like forever and a day Male flowers always show up first
be patience but to answer Question should be about 1 week what Pumpkins are you
Growing also remember your Pumpkin flowers will only be open 1 day that all then they
will Die
Charles
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Post by garrett on Aug 7, 2012 13:43:28 GMT -5
most excellent charles.grins
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Post by LinFL on Aug 8, 2012 13:05:25 GMT -5
Mine are ignoring Charles' schedule. MDP and LIC have been blooming males well over a week and no sign of female flowers or even buds. I guess they want to take over more of the yard first!  |
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Post by garrett on Aug 9, 2012 2:06:50 GMT -5
lol
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 9, 2012 6:18:29 GMT -5
Mine are ignoring Charles' schedule. MDP and LIC have been blooming males well over a week and no sign of female flowers or even buds. I guess they want to take over more of the yard first! Sometime that will happen you can go back in time to page 8 of this Thread and reads my post about only having Female Flowers that was why I started making my Crosses this year In the Pass I had Pumpkin vine with all Female with no Male Flowers and sometime all Male flowers with no Female flowers So it does Happen. last year when I grew the Queensland Blue I only had 1 female flower on the vine Charles |
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 9, 2012 13:13:44 GMT -5
I was doing some housekeeping in my Pumpkin patch and I found an all White with green stripes New England sugar pie pumpkin this is all Natural this is not a cross this is a keeper I will be saving the seeds from this one and try to get an all white sugar pie going  Charles |
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Post by LinFL on Aug 9, 2012 16:37:32 GMT -5
That's a cute pumpkin! Does it taste just like the orange ones? (Or are you saving that one a while before eating it?  ) |
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 11, 2012 8:18:21 GMT -5
As this is now Mid August don't know if these will have time to make but giving it a try they should be ready by Thanksgiving these are one of my Crosses Cinderella X Red Warty If they make by Winter they will be a F2 then  Charles |
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Post by garrett on Aug 12, 2012 19:42:48 GMT -5
good luck charles.
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 20, 2012 12:15:36 GMT -5
Red did you want some F1 or do you want to wait for some F2 also made another 7
different crosses they should be ready by Thanksgiving
Charles
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Post by garrett on Aug 21, 2012 19:22:08 GMT -5
sa'll good charles.
whatever you can spare.smiles
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Aug 23, 2012 11:26:20 GMT -5
last years crop with my fierce guard dawg Trudy.  |
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 23, 2012 14:38:30 GMT -5
Don't know how big this one was suppose to get this my 1st time growing this Variety of Pumpkins this is Amish pie it look to be about 1lb sad part is I only had 1 female flower on the vine  Charles |
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