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Re: Pumpkin Pollination Question

Toni Office wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I hand pollinated my pumpkins and then remembered that I had two different
> types planted?  Does it matter if I pollinated with different pollen?
>
        In spite of the deluge of contrary answers you may get, my relatively
controlled tests show that the fruit develops the same no matter what
pollen you use. As long as the pollen actually can fertilize the flower,
the fruit develops according to the parent plant (female Flower).
        I have several types of squash, peppers and tomatoes purposly
intermixed and have hand-cross-pollenated among several types of squash.
My butternuts look and taste like butternut, not Spagetti, my Yellow are
still yellow, not zucchini and my Honeydew are not cantalopish. My
Anheim are still milder than I like and my Habenero are too hot to use.
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