I need help. The pumpkin plant in my backyard has grown HUGE but it won’t produce fruit. Any pumpkins that do get pollinated (by hand or bees) abort after a few days. Yet, out front, I have a pumpkin growing without issue.
I need help. The pumpkin plant in my backyard has grown HUGE but it won’t produce fruit. Any pumpkins that do get pollinated (by hand or bees) abort after a few days. Yet, out front, I have a pumpkin growing without issue.
My squash (particularly winter) drop fruit when they are stressed typically. Nutrients, water, temps, pest/disease pressure — are they are stable/contained?
Complex_Art3565
Have you tried adding nitrogen?
Particular-Jello-401
Too much nitrigen on the on that is not making fruit. It should eat up the N and then start putting out some fruit.
Chroney
This usually happens when there is too much nitrogen in the soil which promotes leafy growth, and not enough phosphorus and potassium for fruiting.
Wooden_Actuary9834
Mine seemed to only want to fruit on branches that had climbed the fence. All of my pumpkins are hanging from the fence.
Formal-Cause115
Get some super phosphate next year and go low on the nitrogen.
Isildil
Maybe due to microclimates, is the plant growing a pumpkin in the north face of your house? If it is, then it’s because the shade of the house is keeping it at a lower temperature. Hot weather will cause small fruit to fall from the vine
bday420
For what it’s worth, this is the second year in a row that I’ve not been able to get multiple pumpkin plants to make pumpkins, 3 this year, all big healthy plants. Bees be fucking all the flowers constantly still nothing. So its not just you lol
nine_clovers
Hey, I really don’t think the issue is nutrients as the others are suggesting here. The culprit is in the photo:
Your plant doesn’t have any water transport at those edges, hence all fruit will drop. I’ve never had the situation where a pumpkin is racing across a lawn, but I feel like you could bury it and it will make new roots, or cut it back somewhat. You can see that the one out front is mainly working off of a large base.
Technical-Team8470
More water will help the plant keep the little ones.
NP4VET
I’ve also read that pruning your pumpkin vines puts more energy into fruit and less to vining.
Emotionalwomban
where are you located in TX? looks like it may be a watering issue to me
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Curious how do you go about cutting the grass?
My squash (particularly winter) drop fruit when they are stressed typically. Nutrients, water, temps, pest/disease pressure — are they are stable/contained?
Have you tried adding nitrogen?
Too much nitrigen on the on that is not making fruit. It should eat up the N and then start putting out some fruit.
This usually happens when there is too much nitrogen in the soil which promotes leafy growth, and not enough phosphorus and potassium for fruiting.
Mine seemed to only want to fruit on branches that had climbed the fence. All of my pumpkins are hanging from the fence.
Get some super phosphate next year and go low on the nitrogen.
Maybe due to microclimates, is the plant growing a pumpkin in the north face of your house? If it is, then it’s because the shade of the house is keeping it at a lower temperature. Hot weather will cause small fruit to fall from the vine
For what it’s worth, this is the second year in a row that I’ve not been able to get multiple pumpkin plants to make pumpkins, 3 this year, all big healthy plants. Bees be fucking all the flowers constantly still nothing. So its not just you lol
Hey, I really don’t think the issue is nutrients as the others are suggesting here. The culprit is in the photo:
https://preview.redd.it/8d2gjrhzb9nf1.png?width=581&format=png&auto=webp&s=2e56d98efd1481b769759aa1d221130dba68b4eb
Your plant doesn’t have any water transport at those edges, hence all fruit will drop. I’ve never had the situation where a pumpkin is racing across a lawn, but I feel like you could bury it and it will make new roots, or cut it back somewhat. You can see that the one out front is mainly working off of a large base.
More water will help the plant keep the little ones.
I’ve also read that pruning your pumpkin vines puts more energy into fruit and less to vining.
where are you located in TX? looks like it may be a watering issue to me