[gillian62]

I would like to join in please.  I have a couple plants that are growing well, I just need to get the fruits sorted out a bit.

[DD.]

Sorry, if you have plants that are growing well, you don't qualify.

I'll stick you in as mos seems not to be around at the mo.

[SUTTY1]

At last i've seen male and female flowers on pumpkin and squash plants. Maybe too late to grow a winner but might but beter looking than last years ug ;)ly *

[needssomehelp]

woo hoo, first time grower and its about the size of a honeydew melon, i got it over the tennis ball stage without dying !

[DD.]

I've actually got a female flwoer that's opened.

Might have to pollinate it with a courgette though! 

[arugula]

Might have to pollinate it with a courgette though! 

And the result might look like......

[rossco]

I seem to have some whoppers growing!

I will post a picture later 

[rossco]

Photo with my wallet as a size guide, the wallet is 4 1/2" long. 

I have 2 this size, at least 4 slightly smaller and another half a dozen of the tennis ball size.

[BarrowBoy]

@Rossco what variety are you growing?

[DD.]

Might have to pollinate it with a courgette though! 

And the result might look like......

A pumpkin.

Next year's could be interesting though. 

[rossco]

@ BarrowBoy - Connecticut Field

[DD.]

We should be safe then, I think they're a standard variety, not a giant one! 

[rossco]

We should be safe then, I think they're a standard variety, not a giant one! 

I will feed them up some more!!!

[rossco]

Out of interest, when do they normally start to turn orange?

Never grown any pumpkins before 

[veggirl]

Out of interest, when do they normally start to turn orange?

Never grown any pumpkins before 

I'm interested too - I put in two pumpkin plants (generic garden centre from the same tray). One has a decent sized yellow pumpkin growing, and this morning I found a tennis ball sized, dark green one on the other. Will this turn orange, or stay green? I suppose it'll taste the same?