[goodegg]

has ayone started growing their pumpkins yet just wondered

[peapod]

will be starting mine later this month

[mumofstig]

All my pkts say april/may.....so that's when I will sow them

I find that they get too big to keep indoors if they are sown any earlier.....and there will definitely not be any room in the greenhouse either

[goodegg]

thanks for your replies i will sow mine shortly

[bonfire]

Why sow now?  In my experience you will get the same number same size if you wait until May. You don't pick them continuously like courgettes so you are not getting more crops over a longer period. Am I missing something here? Can anyone explain?

[Loubs]

Location would have it on this occasion.

Guernsey is way further south, and therefore an awful lot warmer & milder than Sussex.

[lacewing]

Three weeks before the last frost. Plants will then be a good size for planting out. Pumpkins do not like being held back in pots

[rugbymad40]

I agree with Lacewing. Don't plant pumpkins too early.

Over the past two or three years I have consistently won our local shows prize for geaviest pumpkin.  I always plant the seeds in the greenhouse mid April.  The real secret to success is making sure the area you intend growing them on is well prepared, with lots of organic matter and some good old well rotted dug.

Last year my biggest pumpkin was 56lbs and I had a couple of others touching 30lbs.

Best of luck

Rugbymad40

[sunshineband]

Another difficulty with sowing them too early and therefore (in most areas) having to keep them in under cover until frosts are past is that the plants just get far too big to manage OR stay in pots too small and growth is checked 

[lacewing]

I agree with Lacewing. Don't plant pumpkins too early.

Over the past two or three years I have consistently won our local shows prize for geaviest pumpkin.  I always plant the seeds in the greenhouse mid April.  The real secret to success is making sure the area you intend growing them on is well prepared, with lots of organic matter and some good old well rotted dug.

Last year my biggest pumpkin was 56lbs and I had a couple of others touching 30lbs.

Best of luck

Rugbymad40

Not wishing to brag or anything, last year my biggest pumpkin reached 400lbs.

[mumofstig]

I don't really understand the 'I grew the biggest pumpkin' thing.

I just want to grow lots to eat through the winter

[Rangerkris]

I like big pumpkins    

We got some super seeds this year to try hahahahah

[sunshineband]

I'm not sure what I would do with a really really huge pumpkin. 

Have a mental image of Mr Sunny trying to chop it with an axe and then wrestle it into the oven 

[peapod]

Mine will be the lantern for an outside Halloween party, the filling can make the party pies 

[lacewing]

I like big pumpkins    

We got some super seeds this year to try hahahahah

I have a feeling that you will grow a monster Kris.