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08 Sep 17, Renae (Australia - tropical climate)

My son and I planted two pumpkin seeds, I have harvested about 8 pumpkins all Kent's and they are getting bigger and bigger. For some reason we seem to have a butternut shaped pumpkin that has the coloring and pattern of a Kent. Could it be a crossbreed? How early is too early to pick them? I've had to throw a few unripened ones away not knowing.

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10 Sep 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Look how long it states to grow them and don't pick before then. The plant vines will start to die off. Best to grow into the winter months - they will mature slower and you will be able to store them longer. Read the notes here and on the internet.

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10 Sep 17, Bru (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I grow butternuts fairly successfully, usually sowing seed from late September. Last years crop took a good 6 months (early April) before i could harvest (i can usually harvest way earlier than this). My suggestion is to give them at least 5 months from sowing, but keep an eye on the vine, once that starts dying off your pumpkins should be ready to harvest.

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19 Jul 17, Terry Forster (Australia - tropical climate)

I am looking for Gramma Pumpkin seeds. I Grew some of these years ago near Beaudesert.Has any body heard of these we made dessert pumpkin pie with them.

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21 Jul 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Google "Gramma Pumpkin seeds" and you will find where to buy them. I can't put other company names on here. .

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09 Aug 17, Terry Forster (Australia - tropical climate)

I ordered them today, thanks for the advice.

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16 Jun 17, Dilsie Evans (Australia - temperate climate)

I've grown pumpkin for the first time, 6 pumpkins. Just cut up the largest, the centre seems a bit soft and has lots of seeds. Is this normal??

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

You have the skin and then a layer of firm to hard pumpkin - then in the middle is soft tissue and seeds. You don't eat the soft tissue.

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05 Jun 17, Lynda Hagar (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My pumpkins started to form late January. I preserved with them watering Ocassionally when needed. They are now a reasonable size now after all these months and the leaves are starting to die off. When the leaves are gone I will harvest the four pumpkins and allow the stalks to dry off before use. They are in a very sunny spot so have had sun all Autumn. I grew Jap pumpkins. I think some people call them Kent pumpkins. Anyway personally I would leave them alone until the leaves die off as long as they are getting plenty of sunshine. Good luck.

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20 Apr 17, Bronwynne Livingston (Australia - temperate climate)

Moved into a new house early Feb. Noticed pumpkin growing. Watered well and started flowering. Hand pollinated my first female in mid March and 4 weeks on have a delightfully larger-than-brick sized butternut growing. Have just last week pollinated a second vine which appears to have taken well too. Is this due to unseasonably warm weather this autumn? Or good rainfall?

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