Re: pumpkin pollination

M* L*

The first flowers are always male flowers, and they fall off pretty 
quickly.  Female flowers (those that have a tiny version of the fruit just 
behind the flower) come later.  Sometimes even those fall off if conditions 
are not good (that is, that temperatures are within their preferred 
range).  If female fruits are falling off, come back with the question 
again, and tell us where you live and what the weather has been 
like.  Margaret L

>I have a couple of pumpkin plants that are getting good flowers but it 
>looks like many of the flowers are just falling off and not ripening into 
>fruits. Do I need to worry? My yard is pesticide-free so we have plenty of 
>bees around.
>--
>Katherine Wendt
>toll-free 1-877-328-2949
>703-288-1151
>thefolks@memberstoaction.com

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