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| Sprawling vine, fruit will split if too much rain. Plant flowers in or near by the patch to assist fruit setting. Baby pumpkins can be treated as squash. | Sprawling vine, fruit will split if too much rain. Plant flowers in or near by the patch to assist fruit setting. Baby pumpkins can be treated as squash. | ||
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| + | Many varieties, common / good tasting include: | ||
| + | * Jap (Cucurbita moschata) | ||
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| ===== General comments ===== | ===== General comments ===== | ||
| In the Burdekin / Townsville area pumpkins will generally grow most of the year though yields seem to suffer during the intense raining / monsoon periods. They suffer from mildew fungal infections in the cooler months. | In the Burdekin / Townsville area pumpkins will generally grow most of the year though yields seem to suffer during the intense raining / monsoon periods. They suffer from mildew fungal infections in the cooler months. | ||
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| Having set flowers growing during the same time as the pumpkins to attract pollinators will assist in fruit setting, else hand pollination may be necessary. | Having set flowers growing during the same time as the pumpkins to attract pollinators will assist in fruit setting, else hand pollination may be necessary. | ||
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| - | {{tag>ORDER FAMILY GENUS COMMON_NAME XXXXX }} | + | {{tag> |
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| - | * Annual | ||
| - | * Bee_food | ||
| - | * Full_sun | ||
| - | * townsville_summer | ||
| - | * Vegetable | ||
| - | * Garden_bed | ||
| - | * Ground | ||
