Re: pumpkin pollination
Ah ha! I was out this morning with a paint brush all set to pollinate
(before I read your message) and discovered that the flowers were
indeed different. I didn't notice the little fruit behind the flower,
but the rest of the flower structure was different enough that I
realized that I had a boy and a girl on my hands. I painted the girl
with some pollen so I hope to actually have fruit by Halloween.
Aren't I just around the corner from you Margaret? I'm in McLean.
Supposed to be 97 degrees today. Hazy. Humid.
>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.
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