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Toronto Ontario

Hi, I tried growing pumpkins this year, even though I'm not (yet) a gardener. I certainly wasn't trying to grow immense pumpkins, in fact I would have been happy if they ended up the size of bowling balls. If only there were a site called LittlePumpkins.com, that would be the place for me! I really have good memories of pumpkins from when I was a child, and now that I have a child of my own, I wanted to see what I could do!

Unfortunately I live in an urban environment and don't have a real garden. So I decided to grow them in pots. That may have been my first problem.

I planted the seeds in late May, and by mid-July, here's what I had:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8987419@N03/1094884727/

It all seemed to be going well - lots of flowers, but - no pumpkins! Is that simply because the pots couldn't have provided enough depth for the roots?

Unfortunately things then took a turn for the worse. The leaves started drooping, and going yellowy-brown. I should mention that where I live I get a lot of sun and heat, so that shouldn't have been the problem. I also had a routine of daily watering that hadn't changed. I was wondering, is this fungus?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8987419@N03/1095667850/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8987419@N03/1094808417/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8987419@N03/1094804279/in/photostream/

Given my constraints, what do you suggest I do next year? Obviously I should be spraying with pesticide or fungicide?

Thanks!

8/12/2007 3:09:25 PM

Toronto Ontario

I must apologize, I somehow missed that there is a forum specific to New Growers. If there is a moderator who can move my questions to that forum, it would be perfect.

8/12/2007 5:07:12 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

The problem is pumpkins are not good growers in a pot.

8/12/2007 6:18:24 PM

Cincinnati,OH

Your going to need a bigger pot. You could try Jack be little pumpkins.

8/12/2007 11:43:16 PM

Pataskala,OH

I think you have vine borers

8/13/2007 11:28:06 AM

Pataskala,OH

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=4752

8/13/2007 11:31:14 AM

Pataskala,OH

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=4657

8/13/2007 11:33:25 AM

Pataskala,OH

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=19090

8/13/2007 11:34:43 AM

Pataskala,OH

dont take my opinion that seriously this is my first year growing gps.

8/13/2007 11:36:27 AM