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17 May 19, Vic (Australia - temperate climate)

Possums ate mine - so did the rats! So you need to store them where these sharp-toothed creatures cannot reach them.

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16 Apr 19, Lynette (Australia - temperate climate)

I have pumpkins coming up now from garden compost. Is it too late to let them grow?

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22 Apr 19, Robyn (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Depends what climate zone you live in, what type they are and if you have cold conditions and frost. They probably germinated due to the warmth of the compost so if they are in a warm sheltered position you could let them grow and see if they reach maturity. Then you will be able to keep the seeds as they will be acclimatised to local conditions and should always grow better than seeds introduced from elsewhere. All depends on if you have the room to experiment.

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13 Apr 19, (Australia - temperate climate)

Vine shows no signss of dying off 12 April but only 1 big pumpkin and some small ones.Melbourne.Will they grow now or is it too cold

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06 Apr 19, Diahann Jackson (Australia - temperate climate)

I have 19 butternut pumpkins on my vine and it is starting to die off, how long should I continue to feed the plant for and is it best to wait till the plant has completely dead before harvesting the pumpkins?

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16 Mar 19, Margaret Reynolds (Australia - temperate climate)

I live on the NSW South Coast in Australia and my butternut pumpkin gets pumpkins up to about 4 inches then they go yellow , die and fall off. Should I pull them out and try again next year.

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17 Mar 19, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Do some research on the internet butternut pumpkin turning yellow and falling off. Many reasons why it is happening.

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15 Mar 19, LESLEY MCCUBBIN (Australia - temperate climate)

I am trying to grow Queensland Blue pumpkins. They are next to a lavendar bush and well polinated. Lots of baby pumpkins, but they do not grow very big before they go yellow and die. Some of the leaves have gone brown, so I have removed them. Any thoughts on how I can remedy the situation.

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17 Mar 19, (Australia - temperate climate)

You have lavender but do you have bees? Do some research about the subject - going yellow and falling off. In temperate climate I would start my pumpkins in Sept Oct and grow into the summer. Prepare - manure/compost/fertiliser the soil for a few weeks before planting and plant in a different position each year.

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18 Mar 19, LESLEY MCCUBBIN (Australia - temperate climate)

Thanks. I do have lots of bees. The grandchildren love to watch them in the pumpkin flowers..so no problem there. I planted them in Oct. and manured, composted and fertilized the soil, but at time of planting,not 2 weeks before. Does this make a difference? Thanks for the tip, I will do some more research.

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