Vegetables
Pumpkin
Give it room to run, and hand-pollinate early in the morning for reliable fruit.
Cucurbita maxima · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal
When to plant Pumpkin in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Sow seed
- Cool — Nov, Dec
- Temperate — Sep, Dec
- Subtropical — Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Tropical — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov
- Arid — Mar, Sep, Oct
- Harvest
- Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Tropical, Arid — 12 weeks after sowing
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | Nov, DecDetailsSow in November-December. | Sep, DecDetailsSow in September. Sow in December. | Aug, Sep, Oct, NovDetailsSow in August-November. | Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, NovDetailsSow in March-June. Sow in October-November. | Mar, Sep, OctDetailsSow in March. Sow in September-October. |
| Plant out | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | 12 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsReady from about 12 weeks; the tendril nearest the fruit goes hard and brown. | 12 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsReady from about 12 weeks; the tendril nearest the fruit goes hard and brown. | 12 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsReady from about 12 weeks; the tendril nearest the fruit goes hard and brown. | 12 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsReady from about 12 weeks; the tendril nearest the fruit goes hard and brown. | 12 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsReady from about 12 weeks; the tendril nearest the fruit goes hard and brown. |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Pumpkin that isn't tied to a month.
- Hand-pollinate male to female flowers early in the morning.
- Cure harvested fruit in sunlight for a few days so it keeps.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
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