How far along should my pumpkins be?

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I planted pumpkin seeds in late May. They took a long time to sprout and when they did, the heatwave hit for almost a month and a half and all but one plant died off. The one that grew didn't really do anything until this past month when it's been reasonably cooler and it started to grow. Now I've got about a 6 foot long vine and blossoms. There appears to be one tiny green, marble size pumpkin starting to grow.

My question is, shouldn't this plant and the pumpkins be further along?  Or is it fairly on time?

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it depends where you are. I think you still have plenty of time. They might be ready by late Oct. anyway, you know?

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Iowa.  DH and I think they are behind, but I might get some smaller pumpkins out of it. Considering they were free seeds from my pumpkins last year...I'll take what I can get!

Mortomo

Around here (SE WI), gardens are running behind.  My bell peppers are finally getting peppers.  As soon as the weather started too cool down I had 3 peppers starting on my plants and that was about 2 wks ago that I noticed them.  These are the first peppers I've had all summer and I planted 6 plants!

-auntie-

I just doive by a farm that offers them yearly. His are full sized and are assuming the tell tale orange. Harvests will start here (SE PA) in within a few weeks. They're already selling where my mother is (MD Eastern Shore)

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Wow.  Well, my vine is growing like mad.  Who knows what I'll get. Even if I get them late, I like having them for Thanksgiving too.   It was worth the experiment.

I'll try again year!