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| wiki:plants:pumpkin [2021/01/03 12:07] – [Short 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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| + | {{tag> march april may june july august september october november december}} | ||
| ===== Permaculture uses ===== | ===== Permaculture uses ===== | ||
| ^Permaculture uses^^^ | ^Permaculture uses^^^ | ||
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| ===== Short comments ===== | ===== Short comments ===== | ||
| 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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| - | * Annual | ||
| - | * 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 | ||
