Pumpkin
Pumpkins take a long time to grow, but are great because they can run out away from the veggie patch over lawn and other ground leaving the valuable vegetable patch space for other plants.
Normal Pumpkin
Pumpkins take a long time to grow, however taste great and have the added advantage that you can store them for winter. Perfect for pumpkin soups and roasts, they are a great plant to grow if you have the room. When the runners get to about 1 metre in length it is a good idea to chop the head off the runner (last 3 cm of runner). This will prompt growth in the fruit. Usually the first couple of fruits will go yellow/brown and drop off, but you should see some lasting ones once the plant gets going. Make sure you give pumpkin plants plenty of water and fertiliser, especially after a hot day (you will notice the leaves droop on a hot day as the plant tries to reduce moisture loss).
Butternut Pumpkins
Butternut Pumpkins will generally grow more quickly and have a distinct guitar body shape to them and be coloured pale yellow/orange. As with standard pumpkins, you will need to rip off the runner heads when they get to about 1 metre in length to prompt growth into the fruit.
