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Kate Ellery said:
Never heard of any vine borers in this area Don

Some trees in our area get attacked by white ants
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I checked one of my suppliers, and they have Jarrahdale listed as a pumpkin. I don't have borers here either, but when I lived in warmer parts of the U.S., vine borers and, to a lesser extent, squash bugs were the bane of everyone growing squash or pumpkins. I now have my summer squash/zucchini planted in soil blocks (96) and my winter squash and pumpkins also in soil blocks (64).
 
Jarradale is hard to cut as well @Don Alaska , they are known to grow huge ….Im not sure but I think they may be a cross with the Queensland Blue that you needed a good sharp axe to cut the darn things ….I still see them in veggie shops ..never in Supermarkets
The most popular in Australia is the butternut currently it’s almost $5 a kg……we used to refer to QB as a mongrel pumpkin ( no particular breed ) cause it was so hard .

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are frequently crossed with other C. maxima varieties, often resulting in accidental hybrids when grown near Jap (Kent), Jarrahdale, or Butternut, leading to varied shapes, colors, and flavors.
is a known cross involving Crown, Ironbark, and Button, while hybrids can often appear
 
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Mark having hard time this year in garden. Last week he was tilling the dirt when he hit something. Tumed out to be a nst of baby bunnies. HE was just sick to see that,decided he was finished for the day. In meantime a bunny keeps getting into garden. Nothing has shot up yet, but he bought a cage to catch and release the bunny. So far bunny not taking the bait.
Sigh- but after last night may not be a need. He went out this morning and found wads of rabbit hair everywhere,
Apparently a cat caught a few bunnies. 🙁. Then found a live one hiding under a burrow of straw in the garden.
Plus he had to re plant tomato plants as unexpected frost hit them ..all dead.
Yeah , so far not a good start this year. Oh and pulled the groin area again, so he's not feeling to good lately 😑
 
Hedi Mitchell said:
Mark having hard time this year in garden. Last week he was tilling the dirt when he hit something. Tumed out to be a nst of baby bunnies. HE was just sick to see that,decided he was finished for the day. In meantime a bunny keeps getting into garden. Nothing has shot up yet, but he bought a cage to catch and release the bunny. So far bunny not taking the bait.
Sigh- but after last night may not be a need. He went out this morning and found wads of rabbit hair everywhere,
Apparently a cat caught a few bunnies. 🙁. Then found a live one hiding under a burrow of straw in the garden.
Plus he had to re plant tomato plants as unexpected frost hit them ..all dead.
Yeah , so far not a good start this year. Oh and pulled the groin area again, so he's not feeling to good lately 😑
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It will get better!
 
SO is messing with the sprinkler system and has added the raised beds with drippers. A lot of visitors to the shallow tiny pond. He plans to add a battery back up to the solar panel to allow for 24/7 flowing water. The rock has started to moss and pollinators have discovered that.
 
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