There is one pumpkin vine still growing in our garden – formerly known as a butternut pumpkin vine, but now simply known as Novice Gardener’s pumpkin plant because she gave us the (incorrectly labelled) seeds. We have to wait for … Continue reading
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We’ve finally seen female flowers on our one and only pumpkin vine! The first was spotted two weeks ago about a metre back from the growing tip of the main vine (there are a few branches now). However, the hot … Continue reading
It seems that our garden harvest consists of lots of cucurbitaceae at the moment – cucurbita plants being gourds and squashes. Our biggest producers right now are the cucumber vines. There are just two plants, but they seem to be … Continue reading
Ah, finally… The butternut pumpkin vine seems to have settled in to the permanent location under the mango tree. It has been promising flowers for about 3 weeks, growing buds but then aborting them. I knew that all I needed … Continue reading