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29 Oct 12, Dana (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Dear Adam If you spray your pumpkins or squash with milk (diluted in water anything from 1 part milk 2 parts water if you are treating to weak solution of 1 part milk 10 parts water if you are preventing) you will NOT have ANY problems with mildew. The milk works better than anything you can get commercially. Cheers Dana

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28 Oct 12, ray (Australia - temperate climate)

How do you know male from female flowers

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29 Oct 12, CJB (Australia - temperate climate)

The female has a fruit at the base of it. Also them male has 1 part inside the flower, the female has multiple receivingbits

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25 Oct 12, Adam (Australia - temperate climate)

Im just about to plant some pumpkins for teh 1st time. Read of many these comments & are quite useful. I have a great sunny spot with some shade through the day, clay soil & its an paddock that had cattle. I think im just going to scrap in this season but Im more worried about Midlew as the area I want to plant may be to wet if it rains. (I dont think it will rain much this year). Also I am interested in Iron Bark Pumpkin seeds, I wont plant this season, but would be great to trial for the next season.

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23 May 12, Louise (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi. My pumpkin vine is producing plenty of flowers - but all males! What can I do to encourage some female flowers? It's May, is this the wrong time of year? The vine just popped up out of the compost. Really appreciate any assistance. Thanks for your time.

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06 May 12, James (Australia - temperate climate)

So, I started a pumpkin plant late, the frosts are coming. If repetitive frosts do hit my pumpkin plant I'd like to know if it will still be okay (If fully developed of course) And how many frosts does it need to go through for photosynthesis to stop and leaves completely die off? It's still growing even in the cold.

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24 Aug 20, (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi there, I'm looking for any information in regard to the famous Ballarat pumpkin and for its seeds. The seeds of this heritage variety used to be on sale in Sovereign Hill

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29 Mar 12, Tim - Tocumwal (Australia - temperate climate)

my pumpkins are ready and the vines are showing signs of dying and i want to remove them. popular opinion says if i want to store my bountiful pumpkin harvest for future use they need a frost. QUESTION: must the pumpkins be still attached to the vine, or can they be harvested and suitably stored outside until the frosts come, then transfered to shed storage. Tim.

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30 Mar 12, Kelly (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

I used to live in Queensland and never got a frost ever but grow and stored pumpkins for many years. I would sun them before storing.

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01 Apr 12, Tim (Australia - temperate climate)

thanks kelly. i will harvest them today Tim.

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