Are winter squash in the species Cucurbita maxima grown for food and/or decorative purposes.
Are winter squash in the species Cucurbita maxima grown for food and/or decorative purposes.
Questions tagged [pumpkins]
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Why does my pumpkin patch have only male blossoms?
I have a pumpkin patch in Illinois with 30 plants. They're all in bloom now but are only sprouting male blossoms. How do I get them to give me female blossoms? I'm worried I won't have a single pumpkin from this patch.
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Pumpkins in Florida
I planted a patch on July 4th, seedlings sprouted a couple days later. Its been fungus/disease free (I spray a baking soda organic homemade spray every 10 days).
The past week we've been getting some serious heat during the days and the top leaves…
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Why are some of my pumpkin plants wilting, and showing what looks like stem rot?
Up to this date we have had a healthy crop of about 500 flowering pumpkin plants, however, over the last 3 days we have lost maybe 20 of them. They will simply wilt over 24hrs and then die:
Closer inspection shows that the base of the stem is…
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Why do my pumpkins develop rotting black dots after harvesting?
I have bought a number of pumpkins from a gardener. I'm storing them in the basement at about 12°C (54°F).
A couple of days ago, most of them started showing small, rotting black dots that grow rapidly.
Early stage:
Advanced stage:
Out of…
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Why are my pumpkins only growing small, then dying?
My pumpkin vine is very healthy, but the pumpkins grow to about the size of a golf ball and die. I water them and they are in good soil. Why is this happening?
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Rats! There are rats destroying my pumpkins!
I have a plot in a community garden, and this past summer I planted New England pie pumpkins. They did VERY well (I had close to 20 fruits on 4 vines), but just before I harvested them some rats moved into the garden and destroyed them. The method…
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Should I be worried about this Pumpkin plant discolouration?
Should I be worried about this Pumpkin plant discolouration?
see pictures:
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Quickest pumpkin variety and advice on fast growth
I'm in Zone 7a, right on the edge of 7b and I had the sudden urge to grow a pumpkin. Obviously its Sep 1st and winter is coming but I'm wondering if it is possible to grow my own pumpkin (even a tiny one) by Halloween. This gives me 59 days if I…
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Pumpkin or something else?
This was a volunteer growing I believe from whatever was in our compost from last year. There were pumkin seeds in the compost but I don't recall composting gourds. We live in MD ic it makes any difference for ID
Not sure how to add a photo here
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Can I save a male pumpkin flower for later pollination?
I have a pumpkin that's been putting out male flowers for about 3 weeks with no females yet. I'm worried I might not have any male flowers open when the females do bloom. Can I save some male flowers in the fridge or freeze the flowers/pollen for…
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Pumpkin sprout and pepper plants have holes in leaves
I have a pumpkin sprout that sprouted very nicely, but I woke up this morning and the sprout had two holes in it. The holes were yellowish and had scabbing around the outside. The pepper plant is riddled with holes. I'm not sure what the problem is…
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How long will pumpkins still grow after turning orange?
My two pumpkins turned orange by September 1. They are both still fairly small, and the stems are still green and sturdy. How long can I leave them to grow?
I've seen conflicting advice on the internet. One person said as much as two months. Another…
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How long after "days to harvest" time frame will pumpkins still be good?
I will be planting some pumpkins, some from some seeds my kid got from church teachers (presumably normal Jack-o-latern style pumpkins) and some Ferry-Morse Pumpkin Big Max. I noticed the Big Max pumpkin seed packet says 120 days to harvest.
This…
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Why is my pumpkin vine no longer growing?
So, I'm growing a Big Max pumpkin in a 4x8 bed. Everything was going just fine, one viable pumpkin started growing. Things were looking good.
All of the sudden, the vine itself just stopped growing, at all. Its been like that for several weeks now.…
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Why has 20% of my pumpkin plant suddenly died and how can I save it?
So I had a thriving Pumpkin plant. For about a couple of weeks the big leaves in the middle of the plant (so the oldest leaves) started to yellow and get crisply on the edges. We've had 90 to 100 degree heat and it gets direct sunlight most of the…
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