Growing Pumpkin

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21 Feb 14 gavin (Australia - temperate climate)
pumpkin vines gets fruit to approx 2 inches then rots & leaves turn yellow brown... have you a answer for this problem
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24 Mar 14 ally (Australia - temperate climate)
Sounds like the fruits aren't pollinating properly. when you get both a female and male flower open at the same time, early morning is usually best. Pick the male flower and peel back the petals to reveal the stamen with the pollen on it. find the open female flower (with the baby pumpkin at the base of the flower) and gently rub the male stamen against the female stigma inside the flower. It's like artificial insemination. The fruit should set and grow after the female flower closes and falls off the pumpkin fruit after a few days.
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