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Columbus, GA

New to punkin growin. Last year I tried. I had beautiful plants come up that had beautiful blooms but then they died. Can anybody help and tell me what I'm doing wrong. Time to plant is drawing near and I need pumpkins for Halloween!!! Please help!

4/8/2010 4:55:58 PM

New York

Could have been anything. Lack of water, too much water, disease, etc. Any more specific descriptions of the problem?

4/8/2010 8:41:55 PM

Fresno, CA

The blooms died or the plants died? If it was the blooms, then they just need to be hand-pollinated from male flower to female flower so that a fruit will develop.

4/9/2010 10:47:14 AM

Columbus, GA

Well the blooms all came on about the same time and they started dying. After the blooms died, the plants died. I've read alot and all the diseases are abbreviated so I'm not sure what they are, so I'll keep reading for it. Next, (lol) I plan on planting my garden next week and I have made a spot just for pumpkins and I am rackin my noodle to try and figure out when to plant them so they can be harvested for Halloween. (Every time I start trying to figure it out, my boyfriend chimes in and confuses me again lolol) From what I've read, they usually take between 90 and 100 days. Let me know if I'm wrong and thanks for all the help!!!! Kitty

4/13/2010 3:21:31 PM

Columbus, GA

Oh and Julian.....or anyone....I'm in the south of middle Georgia so the heat is like .... HOOTTT...so how often should I water them and how much water do I give them? Thx!

4/13/2010 3:27:14 PM