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15 May 16, Cathy [email protected] (Australia - temperate climate)

Please someone ,could someone tell me when to plant butternut seeds. Now in May autumn and live in Melbourne in Victoria Australia

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04 Aug 16, Suzanne (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Cathy Gerry Coleby Williams online at Gardening Australia says put your seeds in at 20C as this is temperature needed to germinate pumpkin and all 'curcubit' seeds. Gardenate for temperate Australia says Sep, Oct, Nov for planting. Seeds into some seed raising mix - you can sift your dry compost and add a bit of peat moss and use this as its equally as rich as any 'bought' seed raising mix and when you have actual leaves (as opposed to the first two green 'leaves' which are actually dicotyledons known as'dicots' and not leaves as the plant needs to grow and develop its leaves before being transplanted) plant them out. Hope this helps!

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09 May 16, Meri Ford (USA - Zone 8a climate)

IT says not to plant pumpkins in the same bed as potatoes. How far from potatoes can pumpkins be planted?

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06 May 16, Carina Powell (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

I have grown pumpkins 2 years in a row that have hard white lumps in them, I have bought a plant both times so I am thinking it must be something to do with were they are growing. Any idea of what could be coursing this?

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23 Jul 17, Dennis Green (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Hi, I have the same problem. So far I have not found a definitive answer. Lack of water? Not last summer! Deficiency? Maybe, but cannot find any help there neither. Some pumkin have maybe one lump, others go to the cattle.

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03 May 16, Lynne (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, Because pumpkins are harvested around autumn should I dry out and save my seeds until spring for planting?

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17 Apr 16, Kevin hall (Australia - temperate climate)

During Autumn do I remove all pumpkin stems and re-compost the soil or trim the stems and cover with straw ?

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27 Apr 16, Richard (Australia - temperate climate)

Either of them

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16 Apr 16, Kathleen Broberg (Australia - temperate climate)

Is it ok to plant pumpkin seeds now in WA. We live in the perth hills at Lesmurdie

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28 Mar 16, Lu (Australia - temperate climate)

When is the best time to plant pumpkin seeds in Perth W.A.

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