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| wiki:plants:pumpkin [2021/01/03 12:06] – [General comments] jaffa | wiki:plants:pumpkin [2021/01/24 17:13] (current) – [Planting Months] jaffa | ||
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| Planting in early December will usually start yielding mid to late January, depending on when the first rains arrive. Too much rain and they' | Planting in early December will usually start yielding mid to late January, depending on when the first rains arrive. Too much rain and they' | ||
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| ===== Short comments ===== | ===== Short comments ===== | ||
| - | In the Burdekin / Townsville area pumpkins | + | 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. |
| - | If large fruit are present at the onset of the raining period, likelihood of fruit splitting during a rain event increases. | + | Many varieties, common / good tasting include: |
| + | * Jap (Cucurbita moschata) | ||
| - | Do need plenty of water and ample space to sprawl around. Raising fruit off the ground that have set is helpful to prevent rot, especially if the ground is damp from showers or rain. | ||
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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. | ||
| ===== 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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| - | * Perennial | ||
| - | * Bee_food | ||
| - | * Herb | ||
| - | * Full_sun | ||
| - | * Wicking_bed | ||
| - | * townsville_summer | ||
| - | * Pioneer | ||
| - | * Nitrogen_Fixer | ||
| - | * Vegetable | ||
| - | * Garden_bed | ||
| - | * Shade | ||
| - | * Fruit | ||
| - | * Ground | ||
| - | * chop_and_drop | ||
| - | * Starch | ||
| - | * Wicking bed | ||
| - | * Nut | ||
| - | * Coppice | ||
| - | * Timber | ||
| - | * Utility | ||
