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04 Feb 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

It is fairly likely to be a pumpkin from discarded kitchen scraps. It could also be a melon, cucumber or sqush if youu have eaten them. The flowers with the long stems are the male flowers which will pollinate the flowers with the round 'glob' on them. Compost grown pumpkins usuall thrive so it sounds like a bonus! Trust this helps.

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26 Jan 17, cheryl thomas (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi there,I have planted jap pumpkin seedlings.I also have butternut growing but the jap hasn't flowered like the butternut.Both lots of seedlings were planted at the same time.I have zucchini growing next to the jap.Can yiu suggest any solution.Thanks Cheryl Thomas.

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29 Jan 17, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Pinch out the ends of the vines

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21 Jan 17, Joanne (Australia - temperate climate)

My pumpkins are just forming "tenis ball size" with only 30days or less until it gets cold. I have planted late, November late but it's not made much difference to zucchini & cucumber but I'm hoping for mature pumpkins in 80days. Has anyone else had mature pumpkins by then?

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26 Jan 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Depending where you live you would normally get warm weather into Mid-March. If the pumpkins aren't ripe by then make pumpkin soup and freeze the excess or grate them into zucchini recipe quantities and freeze them in stead of zucchini. Sorry I can't help more.

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18 Jan 17, Ray (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

Is late January too late to plant pumpkin in Tauranga?

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03 Feb 17, Steve (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

A year or so ago I was up that way from Christchurch for a holiday it was April, we saw heaps of people growing pumpkins so I would say go for it but keep them well watered as they like lots of water. And harvest when the first frost hits. Foot Note: I would start them of in seed trays first, in a glasshouse if you have one but not always necessary. If you where down here I would say no?

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13 Jan 17, noluthando (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I have grown some butternut and its already big in size im not sure if i should harvest or not.what should i look for before harvesting.the same goes for pumpkin its already size of a ball.its so hard and green on the outside

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15 Jan 17, Andile (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Hi you know what Noluthando every crop takes 4 months to be ready, the first day you plant you must write down and count the days from day of planting and you will be able to know when to harvest, even the leaves show you when its time to harvest, they get dry from 3-4 months.

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10 Jan 17, Jen (Australia - temperate climate)

When is the best time to plant pumpkins in Warrill View - near Ipswich please. Would it be too hot now?

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