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Pumpkin fly is a pest every cucurbit grower will know. It is similar to a fruit fly but, as its name suggests, it parasitises members of the pumpkin family.

Farmers have been enjoying a bumper crop of pumpkins but the price of pumpkins has dropped drastically to merely VND4,000-VND5,000 per kilogram.

AUSTRALIANS can add a fresh flavour to their favourite pumpkin soup or roast dinner recipe after a new pumpkin variety was launched at Coles thanks to two

Pumpkin flies, which are slightly larger than houseflies, are similar to the fruit flies so well-known to fruit farmers.

Pumpkin is very famous and is one of the most important cucurbitaceous vegetable crops grown across the globe.

There is no one-size-fits-all recipe for growing pumpkins. This is especially true of spacing, where many factors have to be considered.

Here are seven tips from Joy for those planning a similar schlep to the pumpkin patch.

In the last issue, the importance of spacing Cucurbitaceae was discussed. Aspects other than climate will influence the spacing.

Butternut belongs to the species Cucurbita moschata. Our regular pumpkins are C. maxima; gems and marrows are C. pepo.

Including: marrows, courgettes, cucumbers, squashes and pumpkins