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17 Jan 13, Glenda de Vidas (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Pumpkins form with flowers still attached and then the pumpkin rots. I am now removing the healthy flower before the pumpkin starts to rot to see if that will allow the pumkin to grow properly. They are the kent variety of pumpkins. Has any one have any tips to share.

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11 Feb 10, Suzanne (Australia - temperate climate)

Pumpkin seeds should be planted in spring / early summer, but I have just planted my seeds and they are doing great, bit late but I'll see how they go....

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04 Feb 10, gardening (Australia - temperate climate)

i am looking to grow pumkins when do you plant the seeds?

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02 Feb 10, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi just like to say i love this site,Great to see so many people contributing..Coraki NSW

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27 Jan 10, Evelyn (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Ben I believe that if you place some of the leaves of the vine over the pumpkin this shades the fruit and less likely to split. In the hot Canberra summer I have had great success with part-shade for growing the pumpkins. A friend advised that overfertilizing during the growth phase is not good either. Better to have the soil fertilized at the planting stage rather than topping up in between. She may have a point.

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23 Jan 10, ben parker (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

do u know why pumpkin split just before they ripen?

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19 Jan 10, Dougie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

re Marlen Traynor - pumkins like a clay or heavy loam and not really a sandy soil. Add some clay by getting a few bags of brickie's loam that brickjlayers add to their "mud"or china clay as used by potters or animal feed manufacturers to your soil. Can't cause any harm.

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18 Jan 10, Kym (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I have recently planted pumpkin (approx 6-8 weeks ago) our first vegie patch. How do I know when they are ready to pick?

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13 Jan 10, Troy (Australia - temperate climate)

Can I just dry the seed and then plant it?

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18 Dec 09, kelly from adelaide (Australia - temperate climate)

hi, i want to grow a pumpkin plant. is it too late to plant a seedling? and will i be able to grow it in a large pot?

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