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Post by FrostyTurnip on Aug 7, 2024 13:11:59 GMT -6
chrysanthemum We’re good. I’m going to email details.
macmex Your posted reminded me that these are NOT the other pumpkins. I ran out and eyeballed my seedlings in the Warsaw Pie Pumkin patch. Sure enough, their little leaves were curling. The soil is moist. It’s the heat. I dragged the tips of a dead sapling over them and some other brush to provide dappled shade. I will make changes if this is not sufficient. Will take photos and update along the way. Good little experiment.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Aug 8, 2024 15:33:01 GMT -6
I don’t think my email sent, but that’s okay. The water plant is once again pumping, but boil and rationing orders are still in play as the system flushes and they once again build up the reserve. Not all the pumps to all the areas in the city are on, though. It’s really good to be on the same system as the emergency services. *wink
The Warsaw Pie Pumpkin seedlings seem happier with dappled shade. Too early to tell since it has been cooler overnights here.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Aug 9, 2024 14:19:51 GMT -6
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Aug 14, 2024 14:46:16 GMT -6
macmex How are your vines doing now? Any fruit? That cool down (if you got it, too) and the recent rains might have helped.
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Post by macmex on Aug 15, 2024 7:40:46 GMT -6
They're hanging in there. I still see some vines showing a bit of yellowing. I also see a few more flowers. So we'll see. The rain and cooler temps should indeed have helped.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Aug 28, 2024 18:09:49 GMT -6
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Post by chrysanthemum on Aug 28, 2024 19:25:03 GMT -6
Those are looking great, Frosty, and I couldn’t help but notice that nice, dark soil. Is that natural to that area, or have you amended it before?
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Post by macmex on Aug 29, 2024 5:31:28 GMT -6
Frosty, those plants look really good. I think you have a good chance at a harvest!
I have been getting out to my pumpkin patch lately. My plants are about done now. They've given up. Last night I noticed lots of squash bugs attacking what's left.
I'm going to harvest and clean up now.
I am getting some nice squash, just not as many as I had hoped for.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Aug 29, 2024 9:52:32 GMT -6
Those are looking great, Frosty, and I couldn’t help but notice that nice, dark soil. Is that natural to that area, or have you amended it before? chrysanthemum This is natural, it was recently tilled and Bermuda grass removed. I’m getting ready to side dress these plants with 13-13-13 and top the surrounding soil with about 2” of bunny berries. The soil is nutrient dense, but plant uptake can be spotty without some type of organic amendment within the root zone. Because of this growth can stall from time to time as the roots adjust. I don’t have time on this one. Lol
macmex I’m glad you were able to secure some fresh seed for next season. Truly, it didn’t like the removal of dappled shade in our recent heat wave, but I’m fighting back bind weed.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Sept 3, 2024 5:41:12 GMT -6
These tiny pumpkin plants of mine have put on small male and female flowers buds. Daylight sensitivity is a remarkable thing. They are only receiving afternoon sun and also get about 1-1/2 hour of dappled and full shade from upper tree lines in late afternoon. Yet, I don’t think it would handle full sun and late summer heat at this age. I am discouraged from planting it mid summer. Seminole or Old Timey can handle it better, for sure.
It is probably best to start this one mid to late winter to give it a head start over the bugs and a stronger root system to handle the heat. That’s what I’ll go for next year.
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Post by macmex on Sept 3, 2024 10:06:13 GMT -6
Until growing Warsaw Buff Pie Pumpkin again, after some years without doing so, I hadn't remembered just how much more vigorous and dependable those other two are, for our climate.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Sept 3, 2024 20:50:59 GMT -6
Yeah. Committing to winter sowing, spring planting and babying it. The seeds from it will definitely be hitting the freezer.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Sept 8, 2024 22:04:54 GMT -6
08Sep24 Multiple pollinated fruit
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Sept 9, 2024 16:19:09 GMT -6
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Sept 13, 2024 11:00:25 GMT -6
09/13/24
I gave the plants a hard prune, buried parts of the vine beneath dirt and rabbit poo and have been keeping it well watered. I pinch off any new tentacles, lateral wannabes and new fruit bearing buds. The pumpkins have jumped in growth but are still tiny after only a few days. I recall leaving some flowers on. Perhaps I should nip those, too, since they require so much energy. This worked for me on tomato plants, so I think I’ll do this. They pumpkins are big enough for me to enjoy the varying shapes of this variety.
I considered more synthetic food but thought against it. Rather, I’m continuing to pile rabbit poo and watering in well. It’s a race for time. The plants are still small enough I may be able to protect them from any frosts coming up. Though the days are short, there is excellent growth conditions for the coming week provided I keep the soil moist.
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