pumpkin

suecoops · « **on:** July 11, 2008, 16:07 »

I know this question has probably been asked before (but I couldn't find it) however my pumpkin plant has three flowers on it, do I keep them all or just keep one. I'm not particularly bothered about the pumpkins being really big and as I have 3 kids that would be fine but will all three flowers turn into pumpkins??

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2008, 16:47 »

I'm going to ask a question & you may have to ask one in return!!

Are they male or female flowers?

Aidy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2008, 16:51 »

if you dont want to answer the above question and not botherd about size, leave them on. Mine are just starting to set fruit now.

suecoops · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2008, 17:00 »

sorry got called away - how do I tell whether they are male or female, they are just sort of closed yellow flowers?

chickchick · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2008, 17:42 »

i have the same prob,hellppppppp!

DD. · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2008, 17:53 »

This is a courgette, but the same principle applies.

A male flower has a very thin stem behind it, a female has a swollen stem - an embryonic fruit.

gobs · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2008, 18:36 »

They are males.

Porffor · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:05 »

Quote from: "DD."

This is a courgette, but the same principle applies.

A male flower has a very thin stem behind it, a female has a swollen stem - an embryonic fruit.

Ahhh thanks for that, makes perfect sense when i look at my corgette

Is it too late for a seedling Pumpkin to fruit this year? please say no...
I planted lots of seeds out, and 4 in pots on my window ledge.. only one plant so far and it's now 4 leaves.. Will grow on a bit then put it out.

Hope it's not too late though..

DD. · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:08 »

Quote from: "Porffor"

Is it too late for a seedling Pumpkin to fruit this year? please say no...

No.

It certainly won't fruit next year!

gobs · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:08 »

If the weather does not get better, it won't matter, if it does, they will romp away like triffids.

suecoops · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:36 »

This might be me just being thick, but if I just have female flowers, (I'm not sure until I check them out) won't they turn into pumpkins, do you need both male and female flowers??

gobs · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:38 »

Fisrt flowers are male and you want to leave all flowers on anyway, until some pollination happened.

jennyb · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:56 »

is it similar in principle to courgettes in that the first few fruit tend to drop off before getting very big?

DD. · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2008, 20:21 »

jennyb · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2008, 21:13 »

ok i shalln't start panicing then! it happened last year which was my first year of squash and i still got a decent fruit off each one.

do you normally get just one off each plant?

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