Life is full of surprises, this fruit is one of them. We did not expect a pumpkin vine to form, but after tossing some old pumpkins in the yard after the season they popped up the following year. At first we had no idea what they were, but as they grow they look more and more likely they are indeed pumpkins. The shape of them tells me this, along with knowing where we tossed out some previous pumpkins. It all makes sense the seeds took and are growing now where the old pumpkin was tossed.
They are now in a race against time to form before the frosts show up. Around October is when they are expected, probably later in the month than earlier.
But they are indeed growing very fast now, this picture is just from a week ago. We can see how much its has grown already. If they can ripen up in a month they should be good. But much longer and I worry the winter will set up in before they ripen.
PlantNet is pretty sure its a pumpkin or gourd.. one is 35% confirmed and the other is 32% but since these plants grew exactly where I threw the pumpkins I think its easy to say they are indeed pumpkins. Plus the shape is more pumpkin like.. the gourds have a peanut shape more like.
So far I have only found one fruit, but maybe those other flowers will form more. I kinda hope not, so the winter will not kill off some unripe pumpkins.. I hope it puts all its effort into one big one.
Speaking of the flowers, they are really pretty.. Large orange/yellow colored buds. I have yet to see any bugs visit it, but since we have a fruit it must have happened at some point.
Many flowers on the plant, but they all appear male. So I do not see any more potential fruit forming flowers right now. I guess that is good, as winter is on the way and more fruits may not make it in time.
It seems to be yellowing, mostly the old growth.. Hopefully its doing okay. Maybe I should give it some fertilizer soon.
Some of the buds have fallen off.. probably male flowers.
Amazing how quickly the vine has formed, just a month or so ago I noticed it and now its forming into a big plant.
I will keep an eye on the flowers to see if any females form, they have a large pod at the base of the flower.
Wonder if I should prop up the fruit, so it wont rot. We place cantaloupes on rocks and bricks so maybe that should be the same for this plant.
I will come back and check on it again soon, maybe give it some fertilizer once the soil dries up a bit. We just got a bunch of rain recently so I think I should wait a bit. Once plants start producing fruit they can rot if given too much water so I must be careful at this stage not to overdo it.
Wow brother, a pumpkin outta no where it's a freaking miracle 😍 and look how fresh it is. I literally feel like throwing some seeds around and hope that one day something this beautiful Comes out of it
It sure is amazing they just came up like that.. quite amazing.
So the flower turned out to be female because it bears fruit. Nice! Hopefully it will make it to the pumpkin contest 🎃
Yep, the female flowers have a bulb at the base of the flower, that grows into a pumpkin if they get pollinated.
thanks me too
Nature never ceases to surprise us, all it takes is for a seed to reach the ground to do wonders with it
What a pleasant surprise it is to see fruits without having sown them, a true gift from your land
Excellent find, dear friend @solominer
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Sure does, nature is simply amazing. how the seeds come up from the fruit after all winter.
thanks, you too.
Wow, not too bad for just tossing it out and waiting to see what happened. Even if you were expecting something, it is still pretty cool!
Hah yeah funny how that works.
I imagine your joy when you see that these beautiful pumpkin plants are growing on your property
In a few weeks I think you will be enjoying an exquisite recipe
Have a lovely day @solominer
It was quite the nice kind, yep hopefully in a few weeks we will get some.
thanks, you too.
The pumpkin that was tossed love the surrounding, so it grow again through it seed, that's something beautiful, it just like using one hand to catch two birds, I love it, continue to have a good time 🥰🙏
It was pretty cool it came back like that.
Yes, it's a great thing 🥰🙏
The flowers are indeed really pretty. Hope they can ripen before the winter.
Life somehow finds its way.
Thanks, we hope they do too.
sure does.
Nice. We had a pudding of Pumpkin that day. It was nice :)
oh interesting, I need to look into that if I ever cook with it.
Try it :)
I totally understand you here we are also running against the time, frost is coming. with some crops specially tomatoes that took too much time to grow this year hehe.
At least the flowers are awesome =)
Yep, we shall see if they make it in time.
Luckily we got many tomatoes.. getting kind of tired of them now.
thanks, they sure do.
It looks like a pomegranate to me..
I'm like 34⅖% certain
Ah shucks...lol
We take so much care growing a garden and all that is needed is to throw old vegetables in the yard and walk away.
Did you know you can eat the flowers?
Haha nature is pretty cool like that.
No I did not, good to know.. Just looked it up now though. I see people stuff them full as well for cooking. I will look more into that.,
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My only JackOlantern is not very large but has turned from a yellow into it's orange shade. My only other gourd is a smaller Green Japanese pumpkin. It's getting colder and I'm wondering when to take them off the vines.
Oh cool, our pumpkin is starting to turn a little lighter green so it may be on its way.
We worry about that too, with frosts around the corner we may need to harvest before they are done.. we shall see.
Whether they are male or female, they all carry proud the flower with them. The males will get tired of it when the insects have done their work for them. The ladies, on the other hand, will part with the flower when all of their strength is needed to support their own growth.
Yep, we saw lots of male flowers in the beginning.. but glad at least one of them was female and got pollinated.
The pumpkin looks good, it has suitable conditions for ripening and growing. Some of it may be rotten, due to exposure to water or grass.
Thanks, ah okay I may need to put a brick under it so it does not rot.
You can try to smell the pumpkin leaves too, that can also tell you. They look healthy, well done friend.
They have a smell? Honestly I have never checked.
thanks!
Looking GREAT!
btw do you mind me asking your age I'm just curious at what age you're doing all this and building so much. It can be general like 40-50 if you don't want to say exact. Thanks!
Thanks, I am in my 30s.
What about you?
Very early 40's I gotta get moving lol
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I started in 2013, and it completely changed my life.
lol thanks and I've been around the block in the crypto world since 2011 so yeah. I just need to figure out how to part with some of my bitcoin it's a struggle! Totally agree though it's been life changing!
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Gheheheh this looks very familiar to what I was experiencing with my pumpkin plants. For months I thought it was a courgette and only up until the fruit was growing round, that is when I realized when it was a pumpkin. You have a good string going on there!
Mine has a bit of gout in there so not sure if it will hold until the end
Ah nice, yeah we were unsure until the fruit showed up... thanks. hope yours makes it through okay.
Did you know that if those little curly tendrils touch soil, they convert into roots and grow straight down
Glad to see a new potential pumpkin champion trying his luck on Hive.
Your plant could be a butternut squash. I wish you much success and a rich harvest.
The pumpkins should be ripe 100 days after sowing.