El Presidente Hillbillios Posted December 16, 2011 after all this rain mine has really suffered, i think it might have had it. Gone pretty yellow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted December 17, 2011 Mine copped a fuckload of rain today!! couple damaged creepers but wanted to give it a trim anyways. Got some female flowers popping up to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted December 17, 2011 Hope your plants pull through Hillbilly! Mine are still doing well, have a few fruits forming. The rain seems to have slowed them, but they're otherwise healthy, though a few of the fruits look like they might drop off the stalks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted December 20, 2011 How's everyone going? Hope yours pulled through hillbilly! Heres my update: Whole bad boy Males Fem Also fem They went a tad yellow for a bit but I think it was due to me using a touch to much foliage spray Hope everyone's is cranking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted December 26, 2011 I think your going to beat me man, mine nearly died. It was under water for a few days. Looks terrible now and lost the pumpkin it had set. it is coming back, but with all this rain im expecting it to happen again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted December 27, 2011 I still havnt sexed them up yet the female flowers aren't opening it's shitting me lol Sucks to hear about the floodage mate bad times! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted January 1, 2012 Past few days and coming days are mid-high 30's, even though its only getting about 6 hours direct sunlight it has copped a fair bit of damage, thinking of cutting one of the vines completely off cos its seared but thatll only leave me with one main vine :s and females still aren't opening, read that it could be to much nitrogen in the soil but I don't know I'll just wait it out see what happens, doesn't look like many people are still in the comp lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Distracted Posted January 2, 2012 Sweet, my squash's odds are getting better by the day the sqush's/butternut pumpkins at my place are getting fucking pounded by this dry heat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted January 2, 2012 Gotta love SA's heat!!!!!! Think I'm gonna rig up some shade cloth for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Distracted Posted January 2, 2012 woot the temp probably just halved in the last hour, gave them some much needed water Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted January 2, 2012 Yeah I'm gonna go water it in a min, just put up a fence around it because I keep catching the dogs in there, one of them quite likes sitting on the plant and then taking a huge dump : s Got a fem flower that looks like it may open up soon, if not I might just cut the flower open and pollinate it, probably not the best thing to do because it might not be properly developed but I'm quickly losing male flowers! Tomorrow is meant to be 37 woop lol farkn hating this heat, and the wind today was brutal!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsillyBean Posted January 2, 2012 hi all, started growing these shortly after seeing the contest post. dew mold has got to them though so all could be lost :/ cheers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted January 3, 2012 Cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shroomeup Posted January 4, 2012 Well, looks like I'm out of the runnings too. Things were going pretty well after my late start. Was starting to get some fruits coming along A few weeks ago I was away for chrissy/new year and come home to this. Fucking hail! At least my sunflowers did'nt cop it too badly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Looking good psillybean! May I ask ya's what ferts you used for flowering? Mines looking pretty sick ATM one of the main vines are rooted from all the heat thinking of just cutting it off. Got some more seeds still thinking of getting them cranking lol Bad luck shroomup sunnys are looking good though! Mine bummed out was heaps devo Edited January 4, 2012 by Jonstn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sapito Posted January 4, 2012 Have you guys grown pumpkins before? Seems you are all freaking out too much about your babies. None of those pics seem like anything serious. Ive never grown that big variety of pumpkin but the ones ive grown have all been hardy muthas. Ive had plants stripped of their leaves by those lady beetle looking bugs and it didnt seem to phase the plant. Positive thoughts and big breaths Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted January 4, 2012 I am still in My plants are going really well I just need some female flowers to open so I can bump uglys I will try and post pics in the next few days Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted January 4, 2012 Yeah, my vine looks like death but its still got fruit growing. It nearly drowned and is still pretty yellow, but im starting the think that it really is unstoppable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsillyBean Posted January 6, 2012 Looking good psillybean! May I ask ya's what ferts you used for flowering? Mines looking pretty sick ATM one of the main vines are rooted from all the heat thinking of just cutting it off. Got some more seeds still thinking of getting them cranking lol hey Jonstn, spewin about your plants, hope they come good. the seeds got soaked in seasol and thrive for about an hour before planting into a mongrel of soils from around the yard. I did put a decent amount of bloodnbone in the mix and from memory a little chicken manure. after that just more seasol and thrive. dont know if any of that helped flowering though. cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted January 9, 2012 Another one bites the dust Thanks for the tips psilly I've just been using powerfeed on the sucker, nice and green just no females open they all just do what the above pic's doing Its throwing out more creepers and shit now though, seeing more males develop didn't have anything for most of last week hopefully this time I get some fems to open! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted January 12, 2012 here are some pic to show how fast these things grow all pics are two days apart, hillbilly size hand for scale! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted January 12, 2012 hahah it looks like your hand is shrinking! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted January 12, 2012 seems to be growing at an exponential rate, it might make 100kg yet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted January 12, 2012 Looking good hillbilly. Mine females still aren't opening its farking BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted January 13, 2012 Are you out looking at them first thing in the morning? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
