Growing Pumpkin

Cucurbita sp. : Cucurbitaceae / the gourd family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
    S S S S            
      T T T T          
      P P P P          

(Best months for growing Pumpkin in Australia - tropical regions)

  • S = Plant undercover in seed trays
  • T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
  • P = Sow seed
  • Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 20°C and 32°C. (Show °F/in)
  • Space plants: 90 - 120 cm apart
  • Harvest in 15-20 weeks.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Sweet Corn
  • Avoid growing close to: Potatoes

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11 May 14, Danielle (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Which varieties grow a large, round, and deep orange vegetable that can thrive in my area, and what's the best way to plant them?
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I have planted 3 butternut pumpkin plants and they have all grown rambling vines about 3m long. Each has flowered and started to produce fruit but the now the leaves closest to where the plant comes out of the ground have all dried, died and fallen off the vines. This has left me with about 1m of dry woody stem and then 2m of plant with lush green leaves and small healthy looking fruit. This is the first time I've planted pumpkin so I don't know if this is normal behaviour for these plants or whether there is a problem with them. Any advice greatly appreciated.

- Nick

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