Is this a cucumber or a pumpkin plant?

jmurph38

Hi Folks

I am a novice gardener and am new on this forum. My garden has very poor clay soil. I know this from my research into the kinds of weeds that grow there. However, this plant is not thriving at all, so I have added well rotted horse manure (2 years old) and am adding fish blood and bone today.

If it is a pumpkin, it should perk up. If it is a cucumber I better move it indoors before the cold weather comes! Any help appreciated

Thanks
Joanna

Greengage · Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:33 pm Post subject:

if you google images for you could see for yourself but i think they are Pumpkin if so you are way behind you should have fruit now,

jmurph38 · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:28 am Post subject: Pumpkin or Cucumber

Hi there, thanks for that. I think they are pumpkin too. I did Google image them, but the plants are very similar and I could not work it out.

Cheers
Joanna

jmurph38

Hi Greenage, Is there any point in allowing this pumpkin to grow then? Will the frost just kill it anyway?

Joanna

sgmgarden · Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:46 pm Post subject:

Hi There, hope you don't mind me joining in. If i were you, I would probably leave this pumpkin for the time being and wait until next year.

Greengage · Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:24 pm Post subject:

frost will kill it as there is too much water in the tissue even inside it is unlikly to survive. So start again next march growing inside before planting out.

sgmgarden · Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:27 pm Post subject:

If you do try again next year, keep us updated Smile

jmurph38

Thanks a million folks, I will wait until next year and update you guys then. On the positive, my parsnips are growing like weeds Smile

Joanna

sgmgarden · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:29 pm Post subject:

At least something has worked out for you Very Happy

Enjoy the parsnips!