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hillsdale Mi

36 days since germ and my girls still have no main starting yet, do the prize winners just grow slow and im worrying to much or are these babies duds?

6/17/2013 10:36:45 AM

Lexington, Ky

I've never grown Prize Winners...are they a bush type of pumpkin? If so, I doubt you'll see a main. If they are of the vining type I would think you'd see something that resembles a main vine by now unless environmental conditions are limiting factors....

6/17/2013 2:05:38 PM

hillsdale Mi

Their vining im sure only thing I can think is it was cold at Night awhile back before they got their black plastic, but still I feel i should See something by now.

6/17/2013 2:14:52 PM

Elk County, PA

upload a photo. and I'll take a guess. How much sun they receiving? Could be low soil temp.

6/17/2013 3:53:05 PM

hillsdale Mi

I will try and get a photo up it usually wont let me they get as for Sun probably around eight hours a day atleast soil temp is hard it will be eighty for a few days then cold at night again a few days later.

6/17/2013 8:58:33 PM

Elk County, PA

Thats plenty of sun, my first year growing pumpkins a few years back I had a few non AG's set back from too much soil compaction. Kinda rushed them into the ground with out much prep and that stunted them. Other than that I'm out of ideas.

6/18/2013 12:16:58 AM

hillsdale Mi

Ill look into soil temp tonight and See where im at their thank you for Your ideas

6/18/2013 5:57:00 AM

Farming- a bunch of catastrophies that result in a lifestyle

I'll up load a picture of my prize winners at 4weeks,,,into my grower diary. I'm in the south though so we get a lot more warmth sooner than you do.

6/18/2013 6:27:34 AM

Farming- a bunch of catastrophies that result in a lifestyle

I just looked at the pictures from mine at 5 weeks, they had not vined yet, but at week 6 picture they were vinining nicely.....don't worry they are going to explode soon if they have good dirt. I planted a couple of control plants in a separate patch that has had no care to speak of, even though they look like crap they are vining and flowering....now the 'real patch'....can you say more care than a baby fresh off the umbilical....*as she trundles off to see how they are this morning*.

6/18/2013 6:37:21 AM

hillsdale Mi

I may have spoke to soon I looked today and they have exploded no vine yet but the little curly graber fingers are their today, now for the sunburn lol never ending battle but I love it lol

6/18/2013 6:49:45 PM

hillsdale Mi

LB mine look identical so i guess I just worry to much lol

6/18/2013 6:53:31 PM

Farming- a bunch of catastrophies that result in a lifestyle

youngbuck- I just set the second prize baby today!!! Woo-hoo, now I will hold breath for ten days and pray like he11 they set.

6/20/2013 8:11:49 AM

hillsdale Mi

Awsome hope the best possible for you Your plants looked good in Your diary.I havnt grown the prizewinners before so im looking forward to it

6/20/2013 12:19:58 PM

Farming- a bunch of catastrophies that result in a lifestyle

Thanks youngbuck, they should, about the only thing I haven't done is sleep in the patch at night with them. Lol

6/21/2013 9:45:38 AM

hillsdale Mi

Im right their with you been out their everyday and when im not out their im on here trying to learn all I can

6/21/2013 11:25:12 AM