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Pumpkins: Crops
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Pumpkins and gourds are susceptible to many of the common vine diseases, such as wilts, leaf spots and mildews, as well as several viral diseases. Common control measures include crop rotation, field sanitation, and fungicide applications.
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Although the production has been limited to the community and mostly families growing pumpkins Budho, the gross return to families locally is great, many cannot afford to plant the pumpkins earlier for better results. Only those who had heeded the wise instructions of the forefathers who were growing the crop to revamp famine. These lazy families have made the whole market for those planting the crop. When the crop starts creeping, and producing yellow flowers it releases buds for producing the fruit which forms the main meal. This is around March when the long rains starts here. The people believe it is good because when the planting starts many leave their various businesses and converge to prepare land ready for planting; given people are busy they need a supply of food and pumpkins gives this substitute every time one comes from the farm.
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Winter squash and pumpkins can be planted either in late spring or in midsummer. Those planted in the spring need to be used several weeks after picking because their quality deteriorates more quickly than the quality of those grown in the fall. However, earlier planted crops are less subject to insect and disease attack and may be more desirable if they are grown for processing.
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