hi has anyone this season have trouble with growing JAP PUMPKINS ...

[harvey1972]

my plants grew rampant right around my garden but only presented male flowers and not one female flower with fruit on it.. has anyone have the same or similer problem

[Jasonwcgray]

I had a similar problem this year with zucchinis. Normally i plant them next ti each other however this year they were on opposite ends of the vege patch. I think the distance between plants may have been the issue

[Jason]

Hi @harvey1972,

Welcome to Workshop. It's great to have you join the community. I hope you find plenty of great advice and information here on the site, and I look forward to reading about your projects and plans.

Sorry to read of your pumpkin trouble. I hope some Workshop members will be able to assist. Our community founders include many keen vegie growers such as @Dale, @CathM and @timjeffries.

Jason

[Jason]

Thanks for joining in the discussion @Jasonwcgray and a very warm welcome to Workshop. 

Please let me know if you need a hand getting the most from the site. I would encourage you to get started by introducing yourself to the community. You are also more than welcome to kick start a new discussion about your zucchinis or any other topic.

Thanks again for joining the community.

Jason

[timjeffries]

Welcome! Have you tried hand pollinating @Jasonwcgray @harvey1972? 

These guys know what they're talking about on this stuff.

http://littleveggiepatchco.com.au/blogs/news/8430939-hand-pollination

@harvey1972 did you mean that no female flowers were produced at all or just none stuck around and got some fruit happening?

[harvey1972]

No female flowers at all... I couldn't hand pollenate iff i wanted to

[harvey1972]

I had the same with zucchini as well with my second planting after Christmas... But my first planting was fine

[QuailFlock]

Which part of the world are you in?

Female flowers of the cucurbita family, such as pumpkins, zucchinis, cucumbers, will only apprear when the temperature is right, say above 25C.