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Hi, I was very jealous watching Montys pumpkin and squash harvest. I live at the top of a fairly exposed hill, near Newcastle, it's snowing outside now. Would i actually have any chance of successfully growing pumpkins and squash or do i just by Just Giles

26/10/2012 23:06:51

by Just Giles

Talkback: Pumpkins for Halloween

Went for a brilliant trip to the Savill Gardens and loved their display of pumpkins and squash. I have grown many varieties over the years but have decided that next year I'm going to grow enough to make a display that will be worth walking along by Ag Spray

21/03/2012 16:07:51

by brenda osullivan

Growing Pumpkins Vertically

info. While we're on the subject, do you have any tips for people who want to go to the opposite extreme and grow giant pumpkins? Emma. gardenersworld.com team I started my squashes off last week, and I always grow up! The varieties I use are Uchiki by Oodie

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16/05/2012 08:32:26

by Italophile

squash seed germination

Hi all I've grown squash relatively succesfully for over ten years, bt this year I've had major problems with seed germination (3 from 24). My guess is that it's been too cold, even though they are in a polytunnel, but wonder if anyone else has had by greenfingaz

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23/05/2012 10:23:53

by Italophile

What is it

rather than a Courgette. I have the yellow ball courgette this year I was told to pick it at tennis ball size. Mine is doing very well. Id do as MuddyFork has suggested and try one I would have said it could be a Pumpkin or Squash,too Pam x by Nigelp45

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30/07/2012 18:47:34

by Nigelp45

Courgettes

. Thanks for your help. You sure can grow courgettes on compost heaps as long as there's plenty of sun as figrat says. Squash and pumpkins, too. Look at the number of volunteer veg that pop up from compost heaps. Good - all of the compost heaps are in full by Heather4

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26/05/2012 20:32:21

by Welshonion

Pumpkins

Hi Everyone, Something keeps eating my young Pumpkin plants, one has completely gone, the other is now half eaten. Has anyone got any ideas on what could be doing this and how it could be stopped. Thanks. Heather Slugs? Slugs and snails. Slugs by heather gent

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12/06/2012 19:06:11

by Shirley5

Talkback: Planting courgettes

just flowered and then dropped off. This year i planted 2 in a little veg plot i have built and the first 2 flowers have just bloomed then dropped off!! Obviously males am i doing something wrong???? I have tried to grow squash for the last 3years by Veggiepot

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24/05/2012 14:34:28

by h_shep

FEED UP WITH THIS WEATHER

. Not risking risking courgettes, squash or toms outdoors just yet but toms are planted in the GH bed. Am going to try growing Atlantic Giants this year myself, on a raised no dig bed with plenty of well rotted manure in the bottom layers as they do like by shaun_lincoln

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24/05/2012 23:28:05

by Katie Blue

Talkback: How to practise crop rotation

could I put courgettes, squashes and pumpkins? And as onions and leeks like similar soil to the legumes can I plant them in the patch just vacated by the potatoes? Can anyone help? I am with you, crop rotation makes sense once I know whether something by knittynana

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16/02/2012 16:15:58

by Emma Crawforth

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