Help with pumpkin fruit

[Lurch]

Hi,

My fruit start out ok but get to about the size of a golf ball then go yellow, and look like they are starting to decompose. I have a couple of fist size pumkins which have gone a dark specked green, i assume these ones are ok.

Should i remove any fruit which is turning yellow but still small? What seems to be the cause of rotting fruit? Do the flowers need to be removed from them or just let them drop off once they have started to grow?

Thanks

[lottie dolly]

hi lurch,sounds like the yellow ones have not been pollinated by our little friends,so thats what they do,it's the same with all the squash family,as well as cue's,
have you got male flowers as well,they are the one's on a thin stem,the females have the swelling,you can,if you wish hand pollinate,take a male flower,fold back the petals,then put it into the female,this will transfer the pollen,i just leave mine to it,make sure it has plenty of liquid this dry weather,
good luck with it

[Two_Sheds]

Have you planted out too early perhaps? Often there aren't enough pollinators around early in the year.

I've only just planted out my pumpkins (and not all of them either) but they will race away now that the days & nights are warm