Cucurbita Maxima 'Jack O'Lantern'
Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin
Late Summer 2024
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Late Summer 2024
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- 3
Early Summer 2024
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- 1
Late Spring 2024
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Late Spring 2024
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Mid Spring 2024
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Mid Spring 2024
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Late Spring 2023
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Mid Spring 2023
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Late Summer 2022
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Late Summer 2022
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Late Spring 2022
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Late Spring 2022
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Late Spring 2022
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Mid Spring 2022
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Early Autumn 2021
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Early Autumn 2021
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Late Summer 2021
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Late Summer 2021
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Late Summer 2021
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Late Summer 2021
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Mid Summer 2021
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Early Summer 2021
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Late Spring 2021
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Late Spring 2021
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Mid Winter 2021
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Mid Autumn 2020
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Late Summer 2020
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Early Summer 2020
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Early Summer 2020
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Late Spring 2020
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Late Spring 2020
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Mid Summer 2019
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Late Spring 2019
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Mid Autumn 2018
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Late Spring 2018
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Cucurbita Maxima 'Jack O'Lantern'
Late Summer 2024
8
Late Summer 2024
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This has grown quickly over the past month, thank goodness.

I had exactly ONE babypumpkin 🤪

Yeah most people didn't do well this year, me included. Luckily this one plant done.. ok. This is definitely the worst year for pumpkins. @lifeonaroofterrace
Early Summer 2024
9

10 pumpkins planted 😅 next door didn't want any so I've just chucked them in. Definitely more than I normally plant this close. Will see what happens.
Late Spring 2024
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Late Spring 2024
9

03/06/24
Mid Spring 2024
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I've been given 8 huge pumpkin plants ! I just sown mine the other day lol 16/05/24

@kimmy01 love seeing what you are growing Kimmy, you really do work hard, you,ll get round to tomatoes. 👍😂
Mid Spring 2024
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06/05/24
Late Spring 2023
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09/06/23
Mid Spring 2023
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18/05/23
Late Summer 2022
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22/08/22
Late Summer 2022
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They didn't grow too well this year but at least I have some pumpkins. 22/08/22
Late Spring 2022
14

4 pumpkins planted out today, two are ghost other two are jack-o'-lantern. The other two will be planted out after I've harvested the garlic. 13/06/22
Late Spring 2022
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Pumpkins 🎃
Late Spring 2022
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24/05/22 , one week to germinate
Mid Spring 2022
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17/05/22
Early Autumn 2021
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Almost ready 🥰
Late Summer 2021
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Is it a #courgette or not 🤣🤣 I thought it was a pumpkin as it should have been but then grew long like a courgette but now it's turning orange . ? Maybe it is a pumpkin after all. Do green courgettes turn yellow/orange? @charlotte

I'm thinking marrow. 🤔🤔🤔

I had a pumpkin do excatly that a few years ago but it is as pumpkin 🎃

They cross cheerfully with zukes, gourds and whatnot with no regard for your Halloween plans 🎃
Late Summer 2021
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Late Summer 2021
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Late Summer 2021
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A bit more convinced I mixed the pumpkin and courgette plants up! 😅

Urm... yup 😂

🤣🤣 You can make nice stew with marrow. My mum always makes leczo (courgette and pepper stew) at the end of the season. https://magdascauldron.com/2017/08/27/leczo-lecso-pepper-courgette-stew/ (not sure what the lard is about, I'd use olive oil). @kimmy01 @charlotte

Looks delicious and I could easily make that vegetarian @ublaszko

Exactly. We make it either meat based or vegetarian option and both taste great. Also the veggie option much healthier as smoked sausage or chorizo are high in saturated fat. You can add beans instead if you want protein. @charlotte
Mid Summer 2021
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Early Summer 2021
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😊
Late Spring 2021
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07/06/21 planted out today
Late Spring 2021
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Mid Winter 2021
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It's soup making time! 💚🎃😋❄️
Mid Autumn 2020
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Late Summer 2020
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Early Summer 2020
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Finally! 😋🎃🎃🎃🎃
Early Summer 2020
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Finily getting going now after they had a knock about by the wind when they where little a few weeks back. 😅

My squash suffered in the wind too. But I think they are beginning to recover. I can see flowers forming.

Horrible isn't it, I think it set mine back a lot. I'm sure they are bigger this time of year, this is my biggest plant the others are smaller still! Hopefully we will have pumpkins for Halloween. @charlotte

My cucumbers also suffered. Growing now but I fear we might run out of summer before I get any harvest. But the tomatoes and aubergines and peppers are doing really well this year.

Oh yes I forget you have them growing outside, I'm a bit behind growing my peppers I might not get any! :o @charlotte
Late Spring 2020
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Two orange pumpkin plants planted in the other allotment today 26/05/20
Late Spring 2020
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26/05/20 planted out today
Late Spring 2020
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4 jack pumpkins 20th of May 2020
Mid Summer 2019
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First orange pumpkin showing this year 😍 the rest in my other allotment are the white ghost pumpkins 😍🎃🎃🎃🎃
Mid Summer 2019
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This is growing a lot everyday now 😁😍
Mid Summer 2019
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Pumpkins nearly reaching the corn and french beans 😃👍
Early Summer 2019
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Late Spring 2019
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Two pumpkins for the three sisters method
Mid Autumn 2018
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Annual pumpkin cupcakes 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 #pumpkin

Luvverly 😋 someone's in for a treat!

Mmmmm

Oh 😲they look so good...🎃

@kimmy01 Scrumptious! 😋

Yes please . They look delicious.
Mid Summer 2018
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Mid Summer 2018
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Early Summer 2018
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One of the other pumpkins, already getting mildew 😑
Early Summer 2018
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Early Summer 2018
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Early Summer 2018
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Got a few little pumpkins coming on 🎃🎃🎃🎃
Late Spring 2018
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Planted today, finally... With lots of manure 😀👍 tried to hold them of so the sweet corn could catch up.
Late Spring 2018
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Flowers already

We did this last year and it don’t half grow fast x

That's cool 💚 These are from the seeds from the ones I done last year 😊 Can't wait to get them in the ground @bubblegum25
Late Spring 2018
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Held back potting in so sweetcorn could catch up... For three sisters. Potted on 4 today 21/04/18
Mid Spring 2018
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I'm sure these are bigger then last year 😀

I think the same about my veg. This time last year was very cold so I guess it slowed their growth ?

Must have @charlotte we might get really really big giant pumpkins 😁 I better get mulching I'll need to water loads at the allotment 😍😍😍

#pumpkin #pumpkin-seedling
Mid Spring 2018
17

Over did it with the pumpkins I think 😁

@kimmy01 Oh how well I know the feeling of over do ! #gardenoholic

Oh my golly!!

Luckily given some away 😊 @jennlamaye

That's never a problem 😉

#pumpkin #pumpkin-seedling
Early Spring 2018
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Doing well 🤞

Yes growing quickly @Emma915Jones 😊

Gotta say the last two weeks it's eather been stinky swompy clay mud or horse poop 😂😂 caught me on a good day @linfoster

#pumpkin #pumpkin-seedling
Early Spring 2018
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Early Spring 2018
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Chitting pumpkin seeds saved from last years 🎃 testing germination🌱
Mid Autumn 2017
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The pumpkins that are ready 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 #happyhalloween

#pumpkin #harvest
Early Autumn 2017
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Officially the best & biggest pumpkins I have ever grew in my life 😀🎃

They look amazing

Spectacular collection.....👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Well done 🙆🙆🙆

#pumpkin #windowsill
Late Summer 2017
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#pumpkin
Late Summer 2017
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Getting big & heavy 😊

Looks great 👍

Wow. Impressive

Wow....did you freeze your Brussels.

👌👍👏🙌
Mid Summer 2017
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Mid Summer 2017
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My flowers keep falling off before any sort of pumpkin shape starts forming.... What's going on?!

There is a few of mine that fell off too have a look for bugs inside.. Last year all but one of mine got eaten of by little bugs @sharonhayden
Early Summer 2017
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Early Summer 2017
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I have a couple of these on the allotment 👌

Do you do anything to them @EMC425 or just leave them to it?

Beer but not yet; I hand pollinate and tie the flowers to ensure I get the right pumpkin (they cross pollinate easy). Remove any pumpkins that form close to the base or at funny angles (don't let it grow ontop of itself, many problems!!) when you have a few tiny pumpkins raise them above grown (suggest an old wooden create with a layer of straw on top with slug pellets on around and under the pallet) when the first one starts to 'over take' remove the others

Feed with tomato food mix until t

It starts to turn in colour then switch to a mix of local brewed ale mixed with water once a week after sundown adding slug pellets at all times and increasing the the amount of water as it grows. Avoid watering the leaves-always water along all vines, is leaves show signs of wilt it need more water if they show signs of burn-shade them through the hottest hours

Sorry about the gaps, my phone is screen is broken. I hope this helps :)
Mid Spring 2017
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Need to repot already
Mid Spring 2017
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