Growing Pumpkin

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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
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.
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
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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