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This year will be my first attempt at growing pumpkins and it this might be a silly question but how do you tell the difference between a male and female flower? Look at the stalk behind the flower - the male stalk is the same thickness (or rather

. But I love pumpkin curry, pumpkin soup or even just mashed pumpkin with bacon.We grow three varieties. The first is a big orange number called ‘Vif d’Etampes’. It keeps well into the winter, but once cut we have to eat it for at least a week. The second

variety he used.  Can anyone help please? Many thanks Funny you should ask as I organise the Autumn Pumpkin Festival in Southampton. I would suggest the green Rolet/Little Gem as they don't grow bigger than a cricket ball and the trellis can take

Growing pumpkins is easy and great fun. Pumpkins are rampant growers so they benefit from a large root run, plenty of moisture and regular feeding. For this reason, they are best grown in the open ground, or a large half barrel. When planning your

Have you ever grown, or tried to grow a giant pumpkin? If you were successful, it looks as if Thompson & Morgan have a job for you http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21142788  And if the weather ever warms up are you going to try to grow a

Make Halloween extra-special by growing your own pumpkins from seed. Learn how in this archive clip from BBC Gardeners' World (please note that the seed trial Monty mentions is no longer running).springMore advice on growing vegetablesGrow potatoes

Roast pumpkin is also very nice, James, Make a sort of roast salad with shallots, pumpkin cut into cubes, potatoes,and parsnips or whatever you have grown that can roast in a good vegetable oil. And keep the masses of seeds you scoop out, toss

I've just bought a new compost bin. This is all the more exciting because next year I'll use it to grow pumpkins. I plan to raise the bin on bricks and plant pumpkin plants in the exposed compost. The well-rotted matter will provide the plants

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

he want to come to the allotment to pick some vegetables for his dinner (worried nothing will still be growing - but thats another thread) As his pumpkins didn't survive I thought i would give him one of mine and then thought it would be extra special