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Thursday, April 17, 2014

PUMPKIN : INVASION...

This season, I'm having a pumpkin vine on my raised bed in my eastern back yard.
I don't know which variety is it.
I couldn't remember when I sowed the seed.
As I recall, the vine had been there since the previous pumpkin planting (the last was Rocky).
I planted the vine vertically on the trellis in front of my kitchen.


This vine grow so thrives.
Look the shoots... go here and there...
I can find the shoots on my terrace garden.


Some shoots have reach the roof of my drying area.


I can find some female flower buds on the vine.


Look the wide leaf...


The vine is covering the broccoli and packcoy plot.


I pick some pumpkin leaves to reduce the 'vine load'.


Actually, I want to 'restore' the vine to the trellis. 
But I also want to try 'hand pollinating'.
The vine position make me do pollinate easily.
I want to learn and practice a 'good agricultural practice'.
Be a good gardener....
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  1. Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouseApril 17, 2014 at 10:26 PM

    Pumpkin can be invasive! Those leaves are huge. I hope you'll get good pumpkins;

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    1. Endah MurniyatiApril 17, 2014 at 10:30 PM

      Yes, I hope so. Thank you for coming.Have a wonderful day!

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  2. EwaJApril 17, 2014 at 10:50 PM

    Pięknie rośnie. Mam nadzieję, że doczekasz się wspaniałych owoców. Przesyłam pozdrowienia.

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  3. CJApril 17, 2014 at 11:09 PM

    It's pretty spectacular, they grow so fast. No doubt you'll get some brilliant pumpkins from it.

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    1. Endah MurniyatiApril 18, 2014 at 4:53 AM

      Thanks CJ. It's that I want. Hoping the weather be friendly too.

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  4. Jo@awholeplotofloveApril 18, 2014 at 1:50 AM

    I hope it does well for you.

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  5. Simply Handmade FarmhouseApril 18, 2014 at 4:31 AM

    Beautiful vines....I love peeking into your garden. Have a wonderful day.

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  6. Sue GarrettApril 18, 2014 at 10:55 AM

    Do you have to hand pollinate pumpkins rather than leave it to nature? We tend to leave ours,

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    1. Endah MurniyatiApril 18, 2014 at 4:14 PM

      I don't know. Actually I have never try hand pollinate before. Maybe hand pollinate will increase fruitlet production. I hope

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  7. My Garden DiariesApril 18, 2014 at 8:17 PM

    This is so exciting! And look at how wonderful it is doing! I wish you luck with this beauty friend! A wonderful weekend to you! Nicole xoxo

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  8. IndraniApril 19, 2014 at 12:04 AM

    Wow! Great job done by you! Wish you a good harvest. :)

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  9. Pumpkin LadyApril 20, 2014 at 2:01 AM

    That's fantastic! Hope it bears some fruit and you will get tasty pumpkins. I've not tried hand pollinating, I always leave it to nature, interesting to see how you get on.

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    1. Endah MurniyatiApril 20, 2014 at 9:46 AM

      Thanks Pumpkin Lady. I hope so. Actually I have never tried hand pollinating before, I let the flowers pollinated naturally. Maybe I can try and practice about a good pollination this season

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    2. Pumpkin LadyApril 21, 2014 at 9:07 AM

      Interesting to see how you get on. I will start a 'pumpkin watch' on my blog soon as the first pumpkin seeds were sown yesterday.

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    3. Endah MurniyatiApril 21, 2014 at 2:07 PM

      It must be very interesting! I have to follow your 'pumpkin watch'. I'm sure, I can take any lesson from it.

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