Pumpkins, anyone know?

Question

ok well i have 4 pumpkin plants and a butter nut squash, i just want to know if my pumpkins are doing well? its the first time i've ever grown them.. (altho now i dont know whats pumpkin and whats butter nut squash) lol but yeah there really big and have flowers on them..

pics are very blury!

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j137/__i_love_jimmy__/007.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j137/__i_love_jimmy__/006.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j137/__i_love_jimmy__/008.jpg

are they going ok? i'm worried my pumpkins wont be ready in time for halloween and we'll be carving santa into them :P

should they have pumpkins on them by now?

how long do the pumpkins take to grow after flowering?

Answer 1

looks a lot like my pumpkins, They just started blooming last week. Hope they're ready for halloween.

Answer 2

hey it looks good.

i too have pumpkins and butter nut squash on the go.  as well as courgettes.  my courgettes are cropping now, my butternuts have flowers but my pumpkins dont have any flowers yet.  i am starting to worry about halloween too!  i live in the uk so i wouldnt expect my pumpkins to be developing just yet, just hold your nerve girl.  you are doing fine they look good in the pics.

Answer 3

During the hotter season pumpkin flowers will sometimes fall off before growing (or if there is a big flux in temps).  Although you have a ton of flowers most do not grow into pumpkins.  Only the females do.  You can spot those by having a "knot" under the flower, like a little melon before the flower even starts to bloom.  Don't get discouraged if you don't see any yet but you should be seeing some soon.  Usually you'll have 2-3 of these per pumpkin plant. Sometimes more, sometimes less.  They usually grow until a first frost and then the vines will die off.  In warmer climates I belive they grow until Mid October or so.