How are your pumpkins and squash?

[Fig3825]

Update as of today, July 31, 2011...

This is the bed housing my squash and melons. On the left are several watermelon plants and in the same row, but farthest from camera is a younger cantalope. You can't really see it all that well, but the butternuts are growing all over the place. There are 6 vines winding around on the weed mat, three on the closer side and another 3 on the opposite side.
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A better shot from the opposite side of the bed. The cantaloupe is the vine that seems to be pointing to the plant label/stake. The rest are watermelons.
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This is a peek inside the large of the two summer squash plants. There are two squash about the same size, including the one in the picture and another that is about half that size, presently.
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This is a little butternut. It's about 4" long as of now.
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I have several little watermelons starting to grow. Closer shot of one of them.
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[hockeymom519]

Here are a few more pics of our Atlantic Giant pumpkins. We have 2 plants with 1 pumpkin on each plant.

Smaller of the 2 pumpkins
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And the big one...It looks like a giant butternut squash.
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[SPierce]

Well, my pumpkins and gourds all got pummeled and torn apart by hail! I doubt I'm going to get any this year, but, bless them, they're still trucking along and there's new growth on them! So, for me it's a waiting game.

Same with my zucchini, the thing looks so broken it's amazing it's still alive! alas, though, it's still blossoming and making baby zucchinis, so we'll see!

[TheWaterbug]

. . . they look mighty crowded in there, and the vines just aren't very long. Nor are they fruiting, despite being sown on May 7th . . . . Or do I just need to be more patient?

Well, lookee what happens when you're not watching!
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The little one is about the size of a racquet ball. There's another one, off-camera, that's the size of a squash ball .

None of my other cantaloupe vines is fruiting yet, but maybe if I ignore them for a week they'll surprise me as well

SPierce, good to hear that they've survived!

[TheWaterbug]

Here are a few more pics of our Atlantic Giant pumpkins. We have 2 plants with 1 pumpkin on each plant.

That's awesome! I think I'm going to try an Atlantic Giant next year.

I'm just not sure how much space I need to give it.

Where did you buy your seeds, and what kind of ground preparation did you do?

[hockeymom519]

Where did you buy your seeds, and what kind of ground preparation did you do?

We got the seeds at Lowes. Our first time ever growing pumpkins. Just tilled the ground and added a little 10-10-10. Started the seeds indoors for a couple weeks then planted outside.

[stella1751]

. . . they look mighty crowded in there, and the vines just aren't very long. Nor are they fruiting, despite being sown on May 7th . . . . Or do I just need to be more patient?

Well, lookee what happens when you're not watching!
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3552590/FirstCantaloupes080511_web.jpg[/img]

The little one is about the size of a racquet ball. There's another one, off-camera, that's the size of a squash ball .

None of my other cantaloupe vines is fruiting yet, but maybe if I ignore them for a week they'll surprise me as well

SPierce, good to hear that they've survived!

I am hoping for a similar surprise, Waterbug. My watermelons have begun to flower like crazy, and I've been hand-pollinating steadily for the last three days. I keep hoping I will see a baby watermelon hiding under the leaves. Maybe this morning!