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03 Feb 13, LeanneMacLeod (Australia - temperate climate)

We have some Queenland Grey pumpkins growing and wonder wether we need to lift the maturing pumpkins up off the ground to avoid them rotting. We are in Emerald Victoria

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02 Feb 13, ashley Kitching (Australia - temperate climate)

My Pumpkin vine is growing okay, plenty of flowers and have pumpkins forming, but, when they get to the size of a snall apple they become soft and fall from vine. This is the first time I have tried growing pumpkins and would love to have some success Thanking you in advance Ashley

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14 Feb 13, Bill (Australia - temperate climate)

Ashley it sounds like your pumpkins are not being pollinated... Normally this is done by insects like bees... You can do this yourself, get out in the early hours (when the flowers are fresh and pollen is fertile) and take the pollen dust from a male flower (flower that is on a long stem) with a brush and liberally dust it onto the female flower (flower attached to a bulb which becomes the pumpkin) and the fruit should set.

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30 Jan 13, John Maddocks (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I am growing Queensland Blue pumpkins fro seed packed by Yates ,sofar all I have are healthy plants with all female flowers .so even if there bees around we would still not flowers ,advise please

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19 Jan 13, Judy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

We have too many male flowers on our vines , how do you tell the difference between male & female seeds before planting. Is this possible?

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21 Jan 13, Rache; (Australia - temperate climate)

Plants are monecious but with unisexual flowers ie. have both male & female flowers on the same plant. Generally male flowers are produced first on the vine with the female flowers coming later. A common problem that arises is too few female flowers - sometimes you just have to be patient, they'll come - or sometimes a nutrient imbalance - too much or too little.

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01 Dec 12, kevin (Australia - temperate climate)

my queensland blue pumpkin vine has a female flower that i cross polinated ,ive done this a few times with much sucess but with the first female pumpkin flower the baby pumpkin was a light green and growing ,but now its turned yellow is this normal?...kev

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11 Dec 12, Gerry (Australia - temperate climate)

Think its dead

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06 Nov 12, (Australia - temperate climate)

HI My plants are also showing alot of male flowers,i have hand pollinated my Zucchinis and they are doing well,what is the go with all the male pumpkin flowers ,can anybody help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Regards Mick

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17 Nov 12, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I find that sometimes I have a lot of male flowers and few females, and sometimes the oposite happens. I guess that is why we fertilize by hand. Jane

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