Female pumpkin flower problem

[CrazyConure]

I had to throw it out. Don't worry, I have a bunch more which will be fine with my new fertilizer.

 

[CrazyConure]

The flowers on the tomato were also drying. I'm never using miracle gro again!

 

[CrazyConure]

Ok. Last question!

I tried the watering from the bottom method, but the water doesn't go to the top. I don't think it's a good method as the container is pretty big, and I would disturb the main stem each time I try to lift it up. Also, I don't really have any tub.

Is there another method I can use to successfully water a pumpkin? How would I normally water it if it was planted in the ground?

 

[Chuck]

Ok. Last question!

I tried the watering from the bottom method, but the water doesn't go to the top. I don't think it's a good method as the container is pretty big, and I would disturb the main stem each time I try to lift it up. Also, I don't really have any tub.

Is there another method I can use to successfully water a pumpkin? How would I normally water it if it was planted in the ground?

When you water from the bottom up it literally sucks the water up. It takes a while but I can see how a large saturated container would be too much to lift. When you water a large container water very slowly to ensure that the water doesn't just run down the inside of the container wall and out of the bottom

 

[CrazyConure]

Ok. Thank you.

 

[headfullofbees]

Ok. Last question!

I tried the watering from the bottom method, but the water doesn't go to the top. I don't think it's a good method as the container is pretty big, and I would disturb the main stem each time I try to lift it up. Also, I don't really have any tub.

Is there another method I can use to successfully water a pumpkin? How would I normally water it if it was planted in the ground?

These are brilliant for tomatoes, cukes, pumpkins, aubergines; fill & fit a 2 litre drinks bottle, plunge it neck deep, (deeper than in the photo) and let it slowly seep in.
You can make and filter a liquid feed and use that too!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Van-Meuwe...866159?hash=item568283d86f:g:59YAAOSwG-1WxawB

 

[CrazyConure]

Thank you!

I have an update: the pumpkins I transplanted went into shock. The leaves were crunchy and with one squeeze, the leaves would disintegrate. I threw the pumpkins out, and planted new seeds. The reason I threw them out was because they were done for. Anyways, I was just test growing them. This is actually the furthest I've got with them. I've only got the a few inches tall and then killed them by overwatering. Even though I threw them out, I still actually grew male flowers, and actually kept them alive.

@headfullofbees, I just made the drip irrigation out of the bottle and it worked. I'll use it from now on.

 

[RamblingChicken]

Just to make sure you don't go back to the Bayer stuff: The word "systemic" and "protects" led me to believe that it probably included an insecticide. A quick Google tells me:

"Bayer Advanced 2-In-1 Systemic Rose & Flower Care is not for use on or around edible plants, herbs, vegetables, or fruit and nut trees."

Please don't poison yourself.

 

[CrazyConure]

Thank you so much! I had no idea it was poisonous. Does that mean that the pomegranate tree I used it on isn't edible anymore??

 

[Chuck]

Thank you so much! I had no idea it was poisonous. Does that mean that the pomegranate tree I used it on isn't edible anymore??

I wouldn't eat any pomegranats that are on the tree now but this stuff doesn't last all that long. Your tree will be OK. Throw the stuff away, its dangerous

 

[CrazyConure]

The tree doesn't have any pomegranates. It never fruited before. Hopefully we get some next year. This is the first year it has been doing well since I started gardening.

 

[CrazyConure]

Also, I won't throw it out because we actually have some roses that we use it on (that was the reason we bought it.) I just won't use it on my edible plants.

 

[Chuck]

Also, I won't throw it out because we actually have some roses that we use it on (that was the reason we bought it.) I just won't use it on my edible plants.

Just remember that it is NOT TO BE USED IN CONTAINERS.

 

[CrazyConure]

What do you classify as a container? We have this whole entrance thing with a bunch of different plants. It isn't on the natrual ground, but it's larger than any container. It's like a raised bed.

 

[Chuck]

What do you classify as a container? We have this whole entrance thing with a bunch of different plants. It isn't on the natrual ground, but it's larger than any container. It's like a raised bed.

A container is anything that isn't in the ground. All it says is to not use the product in containers so I don't know what the size limit would be nor even what difference it would make whether it was in a container or not. The only reason I can think of is that it is very toxic to fish and using the stuff in a container would allow the stuff to infect the ground water as it leached through. Just a guess.