Growing Pumpkin

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05 Feb 12 stella (Australia - temperate climate)
my pumpkin vine is growing in a polystyrene box and it looks healthy with lotsof maleand a few female flowers but after eachfemaleflower blooms even after trying hand pollination the flower bottom becomes yellow and eventually drops .is there any way i couldprevent this and sucsessfully grow pumkins??..and also that the same veggie box has three more pumpkin plantsgrowing..isthat the causeof it??
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