Hi I'm in Perth western Aust I planted 8 pumpkins in November and they are growing beautiful but still no flowers on them can u explain the reason behind this please cheers Phil
Hot weather can be a bit shocking for plant if you've had a bit of a heat wave. I would also suspect under nutrition. They are extremely heavy eaters- early on, they use heaps of nitrogen used for rampant leafy growth, but then need lots of K for flowering after that ( as well as a lot of other nutrients, inc N). Try giving a top dressing of manure, and liquid feeds of Seasol powerfeed. It's got a nice NPK ratio for fruit and flowering. I think in Perth it's not too late.
05 Mar 14 bruce armstrong (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Phil ..i'm in Mandurah and planted 3 butternuts in Oct and they have gone mad- now about 40 feet long.Lots of flowers and fruit growing but i thought that they would be larger by now.On hot days i water twice as they seem to suffer badly.I've asked a question if i can cur off the end of the runners to max fruit and stop it just growing nad growing.Mine are in sun about 4 hours a day..regards bruce
Yes, i think pinching the tips is one way to try to concentrate metabolic energy. With the water thing- absolutely. In Melbourne here, summer is shorter but can be brutal (I've lived in Perth too). Ours grew in a wicking bed and it was the best thing for it. 45 deg days, not one leaf drooped, all around the neighbours plants were scorching. For WA in general, wicking beds rock, also great for curcurbits which need bottom watering to help avoid fungal diseases.
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