2012 Pumpkin Growers Thread - Page 3

Horror Roots Productions · #21 07-15-2012

Is it too late to start pumpkins? I finally have a bit of room that we can use for a garden and would like to grow our own pumpkins to carve... were in san diego and our summers last til nearly october.

RoxyBlue · #22 07-16-2012

HRP, most varieties of pumpkin take 4-7 days to sprout and about 120 days from germination of seed to final product. Giant varieties need up to 150 days. Pumpkins of any type generally need a lot of space for the vines since they can run several feet in length. If you're going to go for this, you'll likely be best off with a smaller variety, and the seeds will need to get planted now.

Blackrose1978 · #23 07-16-2012

My poor pumpkins!! None survived!!! Between the high heat and over crowding they just didn't make it.

mysterymaiden · #24 07-26-2012

I have always wanted to, and I think this year may be the year. When is the best time to start them?

RoxyBlue · #25 07-26-2012

^You are probably too late to start this year unless you can find a variety that will mature in 90 days or less. Typically the time to start the seeds, assuming you start them outdoors, is after all danger of frost is past for your area. Count back about 120-150 days from the time you want to have fully grown pumpkins, add about a week for germination, and that will give you an approximate date for planting.

MacabreRob · #26 07-26-2012

I only got one little baby so far, but she's already starting to turn orange... I'm so proud!

RoxyBlue · #27 07-26-2012

Awww, she's cute, Rob

QDance · #28 08-05-2012

Sigh. I was very excited to see a female flower last week ready to open. But due to the rain, the flower never opened and the pumpkin fell right off. Oh well, just takes patience.

nixie · #29 08-08-2012

I'm trying Jack-Be-Littles this year. Lots of buds, hoping for the best!!

austenandrews · #30 08-15-2012

Our pumpkins aren't looking so hot right now. Our pie pumpkins went nuts last year so we planted mostly those. Most of our seedlings have died since we planted them into mounds. I'm not confident about the rest. We've also got a bunch of bigger JOL pumpkin plants, which aren't dying but aren't thriving.

Last year it was much hotter and dryer than this year, so we're not entirely sure what's going wrong this time out.