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12 Mar 10, David Pratt (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

With my Butternuts i use a half inch paint brush to pollinate my plants as i have seen very little bees about just go from flower to flower i have about 8 pumpkins per plant at the moment ( Just look to see theres a little bit of yellow on the brush and Bobs your Uncle )

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07 Mar 10, Bill Crosbie (Australia - temperate climate)

My butternut pumkins form, but die off after reaching only about 10 cm long.Out of one vine I have only managed one only fullsized pumpkin whereas I have lost about 6 to 8 . Soill is sandy with mulch, horse & sheep manure, and watered daily with plenty of sun. I need help for next season please?

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02 Mar 10, hayley (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi, I'm new to this. I am growing butternut pumpkins. They have spread everywhere and are getting beautiful yellow flowers but no pumpkins. What am I meant to be doing? I have had success with my snowpeas, corn and carrots...just not pumpkin. Can someone please help?

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22 Feb 10, Leonie (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi have had great sucess planting a pumpkin in straight compost. It has loved it and one plant has given me four decent size pumpkins with some smaller ones growing. Have trailed it up on some plastic lattace over a water tank which has worked a treat!

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21 Feb 10, kylie (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I have a pumpkin vine growing in my garden that must of been here b4 i moved in and it has sprouted on it own. It only has 1 decent size pumpkin on it but i am not sure how to tell when it is ripe i live in perth western australia.

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13 Feb 10, Sarah (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi, I have a very long kent pumpkin vine but no flowers. It's planted at the same time and place as Golden Nugget (which is doing great) and Butternut (doing okay). Any thoughts on why the kent isn't flowering?

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09 Feb 20, bob mccouaig (Australia - temperate climate)

same problem Is kent a slow flowerer Be grateful for any tips

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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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