Whether you plan to grow pumpkins this fall to make pumpkin pie, jack-o’-lanterns or anything in between, it’s important that you take good care of your pumpkin plants. Between spacing them out properly, making sure they get enough sunlight and keeping them safe from garden pests, there are so many things you need to do to keep this plant growing healthily.
That said, it’s not uncommon for amateur pumpkin gardeners to face issues as fall approaches—and one common issue is the pumpkin plant growing flowers but not fruit. For anyone trying to grow a pumpkin, there’s nothing more frustrating than the plant refusing to actually produce a pumpkin!
But why do some pumpkin plants produce flowers but not fruit? To understand, Parade consulted with a bonafide pumpkin expert: Steve Jacobsen, farmer and owner of the Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch in Solvang, Calif, who shared six reasons why you might be experiencing this issue…