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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

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

in the eveningSow seeds of marrows, courgettes, squashes and pumpkins in small pots, ready to plant outside later next month

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

next yearHarvest mature marrows, pumpkins and squashesSave fully ripe seeds from your favourite peas, beans and tomatoes to sow next yearPick apples and pears as they ripenSow a green manure crop of winter rye on bare areas of soilOrder fruit trees

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

It's almost a gardening tradition to plant courgettes and other cucurbits in the first week of June. I love planting courgettes, pumpkins and squashes when the weather warms up. I get a bit twitchy in May as the plants get larger, their leaves

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

. 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

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