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14 Sep 20, Trish Geradts (Australia - temperate climate)

Thanks for your response. my space is limited to grow pumpkins as they take up alot of room so the idea of vertical seemed good. Yes I agree I am bit concerned about the grow bag being sufficient as yes agree need to keep water & feed up which I am used to as have had lots of pots. This is a little bit of an experiment for me so will see how it goes the seed were from another pumpkin so I will try & hope for the best.

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10 Sep 20, Anon (Australia - tropical climate)

There are probably pumpkins that require a smallish area but most pumpkins require an area about 4m square. You could try a grow bag but I would never do it. I watched a TV show, Garden Gurus last weekend, show how to grow tomatoes in one. They planted 3 plants in a bag about your size or a little bigger. They planted them 15-20cm apart. ONE tomato plant needs an area approx. 60cm radius and 40-50cm deep. I plant 4 tomatoes along a 2.5m trellis. My suggest is if you have a small area then plant smallish crops. At home I have 13m x 2.5m and I do not plant any vine crops.

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11 Sep 20, Trish (Australia - temperate climate)

Thanks for your reply, I was thinking the grow bag and then using a frame for the vine to grow up and do understand the points you made. I was thinking of it as a bit of an experiment as I have some seeds which have sprouted and was thinking of planting just 2 of the seedlings. Some sites gave differing opinions on them being a shallow rooted plant vs a deep rooted which confused me so i wasn't sure if the grow bag would be deep enough. Appreciate your response

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15 Sep 20, (Australia - temperate climate)

Good luck, gardening is all about trying new things. My daughter has me growing sun flowers, first time in 40+years.

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03 Sep 20, Abdul Mogale (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I farm in Heidelberg, Gauteng and would like to try pumpkin on a 17 hactre land without irrigating. Please advise me. (Gardenate says : This is not a farm advisory site. Contact your nearest agricultural department. )

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27 Aug 20, alexander (USA - Zone 9b climate)

I read that they can have trouble pollinating without a little help, though I haven't started growing mine yet.

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20 Sep 20, Ivie Walker (USA - Zone 9a climate)

Because of the heat in zone 9a. Plants have difficulty pollinating when temperatures are 90 degrees or higher. In Southern Nevada temps got to 120 degrees. I plant seeds especially seedlings once temps are below 90 degrees. When temps are high I use Blossom Set to help the fruit to set on

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28 Aug 20, Anonymous (USA - Zone 6b climate)

If you don't have active bees when they flower then you can hand pollinate. A female flower is only open for a few hours one day, if not pollinated then no pumpkin grows. Google how to do it.

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26 Jul 20, Jaime (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi, I'm on the Central Coast of NSW. Is there any way of growing pumpkins so they're ready for Halloween?

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27 Jul 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

It says 15-20 weeks so you are outside of that timeframe. The seeds need warm weather to germinate. and grow. You could try, the pumpkin grows pretty quickly then takes about 3-4 weeks to mature to eat. Need full sun.

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