Pumpkins do not produce both female and male flowers at the same location on the plant. Thus, pollen produced by the male flower must be transferred to the female flower if fruit set is to occur. To accomplish this requires the presence of certain pollinator bees, so don t forget to provide sufficient bees to pollinate the crop when growing pumpkins. At the same time, don t forget to protect the bees when applying insecticides. Disease Control Powdery mildew and other diseases can be a major production problem.
Appropriate fungicides are available for reducing damage incurred by diseases.