Growing Pumpkin

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04 May 09 Tim (Australia - temperate climate)
Michael, the pumpkins usually turn yellow and die if the female flower had not been fertilised. You could try planting bee attracting flowers around the pumpkin plants or pollinating the female flowers by hand. Just pick one of the male flowers and rub it across any female flowers. Should help. I did this with my passion fruit due to lack of bees and now have well over 70 beautiful fruits developing.
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