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14 Mar 14, (Australia - temperate climate)

Males come out sooner than females. If bees are looking a bit sad, and in doubt, hand pollinate them. also make sure good nutrition.

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16 Jan 14, len (Australia - tropical climate)

new pumpkins go yellow & fall off they are size of 50 cent piece is the soil lacking something

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01 Mar 15, Jan (Australia - temperate climate)

I'm having the same problem. The pumpkin is growing but goes yellow and then falls off. I will try to mate them myself and see what happens.

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31 Jan 14, KEVIN ATKINS (Australia - temperate climate)

I think you will find it's a lack of bees in your garden. I had the same problem,but now the bees are more because of warmer conditions and mine now are the size of patty pan squash and haven't fallen off yet.You think you have a pumpkin growing because the bottom of that flower is fat and swollen but it still hasn't been pollanated by bees. Of course you can use a small paint brush and pollanate each flower yourself,however you need to be up early in the morning when the flowers open

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03 Mar 15, fred dag (Australia - arid climate)

You may also fine that your soil is lacking calcium, add some lime to your soil at planting time. If you are lacking bees try hand pollinating, plant lots of flowering plants, zinnias are great to attract pollinators, in the veggie garden.

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08 Jan 14, julia (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

hi im trying to grow jap pumpkins in Ipswich near Brisbane in queensland we have both male and female flowers and have even tried to hand pollinate them but the females wither and fall off the plant after a week or so, could anyone give me some suggestions on how I can get a crop of pumpkins, we have a native bee hive in the garden also

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05 Jan 14, jeff o'brien (Australia - tropical climate)

Been growing jap pumpkin from seed. This time I have some pumpkin flowers which seems to be both male and female on same flower. On the inside, there is a tiny pumpkin, then the female style, stigma and on top of that the male stamen. Is this possible?

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04 Jan 14, D JAMES (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I am interested in growing a giant pumpkin in Brisbane am I too late to start and also what do the giants actually taste like

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16 Dec 13, Karen (Australia - temperate climate)

Qtn 1:- Can we eat pumpkin flowers the same as zucchini flowers? Qtn 2:- If I remove some of the male & female flowers will that encourage others to grow larger pumpkins Qtn 3:- I have powdery mildew on a few leaves! Is it best to remove those leaves & dispose of into compost.

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20 Nov 13, robert cummins (Australia - temperate climate)

what to do with onion that develop a seed head?

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