Re: female flowering

Unless you want to bother with putting in a ground heating system to
prevent frost killing the plants and to keep the ground warm.
A bit late for that though with an established plant. Alternatively, you could try building a small low profile greenhouse around the plant. That could extend the growing season another month or so. But is it worth the bother this late in the season? I dunno....maybe if you are really serious about it.

--DRS

Glenn Peters wrote:

i think the fall frosts and low temps would put an end to your growing season before November?

Glenn

At 02:39 PM 8/2/2006 -0400, you wrote:

What if you let them grow longer? Could they still get to 1000 lbs?

My pumpkins were pollinated rather late. I've got one on day 10 today and a couple that I'm waiting to set. But, there is a fair early in Novemeber (The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto) that I may be able to enter them in.

So, could another month at the end of the growing season make up for time lost at the beginning?

Thanks,
Marc


Kevin Snyder <kevinstinindians@yahoo.com> wrote:
Too late to grow a 1000lber, yes. Too late to grow a nice 500+lber, no. You'll still have time to get a nice pumpkin. Good luck.

Kevin




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