tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post3975974258990847099..comments2023-07-22T11:18:20.469+01:00Comments on A Woman of the Soil: Piddling Little Pumpkinselaine http://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-4289212270129804262011-08-31T19:19:15.000+01:002011-08-31T19:19:15.000+01:00I've had a bad year with the cucurbits too. I ...I've had a bad year with the cucurbits too. I didn't sow any Butternut Squash, but my Marrows and Cucumbers have been pathetic. One thing I can say with certainty though is that it's not caused by lack of bees - I've had loads of them.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-53663792969859040132011-08-31T03:50:48.550+01:002011-08-31T03:50:48.550+01:00Perhaps they will have a growth spurt...here's...Perhaps they will have a growth spurt...here's hoping!The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-27265195618734400382011-08-30T22:03:19.303+01:002011-08-30T22:03:19.303+01:00It can't be a wet summer that has affected the...It can't be a wet summer that has affected them as we have hardly had any rain at all where we live, not sure about the bees though. The patty pan squash have been okay. The comments on your blog made me think about not planting the sunflowers near them. Perhaps thats the answer.elainehttp://awomanofthesoil.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-12468049372910414552011-08-30T21:23:10.752+01:002011-08-30T21:23:10.752+01:00same problem here with my squashes - virtually no ...same problem here with my squashes - virtually no sign of fruit at all. Cold wet summer or lack of bees?catharine Howardhttp://www.catharinehoward.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-48216899994306771972011-08-30T15:33:02.311+01:002011-08-30T15:33:02.311+01:00I've got a couple of pumpkins growing, but I d...I've got a couple of pumpkins growing, but I don't know if there's enough time left for them to grow fully. They don't half put on a lot of growth though, you really need plenty of room to grow them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-54765800312337080512011-08-30T14:08:20.806+01:002011-08-30T14:08:20.806+01:00I have the same problem, don't know what's...I have the same problem, don't know what's happened. Some haven't got any on at all! The only things that's doing well are my Ornamental Gourds - great for decorating but not going to get me through the winter! I have some Baby Bear pumpkins that seem ok but I've failed miserably with the Cucurbits.Happy Homebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654877639689743011noreply@blogger.com