Warren,
I reckon you could probably put them in now, but someone with more local
knowledge might refine that. We have to wait until the last frost (last
week of Sep) before planting them out, but I put seeds in to pots in my hot
house last weekend.

Basically they don't like cold - but can also suffer badly from hot moist
conditions when mildew becomes a real issue. They also don't like sudden
increases in water once the pumpkins are near fully formed (they split), but
they enjoy being hot and dry.

Geoff
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Just wondering the best time of year to plant pumpkin seeds. I'm in
central queensland...rockhampton. I intend to grow butternutt

Thanks for your advise.