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14 Apr 20, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

The monthly calendar tells you when to plant.

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25 Jan 20, Michael Daly (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

I have plenty of runners on my pumpkins when can you start cutting these off They are greys and green colours. Why are you not supposed to grow near potatoes.

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27 Jan 20, anon (New Zealand - temperate climate)

You don't cut the runners (vine) off, how do you expect to grow any pumpkin if you cut them off.

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23 Mar 21, Vinny (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

You do cut the runners but only once one or two pumpkins have started to bud from the flower. If you let the runners lead long they sap the goodness from the growing pumpkins making them small and even die off.

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27 Apr 19, Lindsey (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I would like to grow some pepitas or other breed of squash that has an edible seed. Can you reccomend a type and tell me where i can buy seed, cheers Lindsey

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22 Jul 19, Walter fargo (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Hi Lindsy. Try Kings seeds, they have two types of oil seed pumpkin (that is the type you want). Austrian Oil Seed Pumpkin and Pumpkin Lady Godiva. Be careful with the water when sowing the seed, as they have no husk they can rot if the soil is too wet.

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13 Apr 19, G carr (New Zealand - temperate climate)

What causes the white mould type stuff that attacks pumpkins .I try hard not to spray is there a none chemical solutions to this problem. Thank you

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19 Mar 19, Robyn (New Zealand - temperate climate)

We live in North Otago NZ what time of year & how do you know that your pumpkins are ready to harvest the plants are named little cutties

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02 Feb 19, Katrina (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Hi guys, our neighbours are growing pumpkins (look like crown variety with pale skin and flat bottom) and the vines came over into our place and a nice big pumpkin grew, so of course I picked it right away not knowing anything about pumpkins. The inside was a weird pale yellow rather than orange, I presume now that I have just picked it too soon and it is unripe! Is that correct? Thanks.

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04 Feb 19, Michelle (Australia - temperate climate)

Not a problem if it is unripe! can still make lovely pumpkin soup (I actually thin it is better with unripe pumpkin!)

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