RE: Why Pollinate the Pumpkins
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Why Pollinate the Pumpkins
- From: M* C*
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:18:19 -0700
Because unless the seeds inside the pumpkin are fertilized with pollen there
is not reason for the pumpkin to grow and it will whither and drop off.
It's kind of like the menstruation in that unless the egg is fertilized
there is no reason to keep building a placenta in the womb. With pumpkin
plants the pumpkin is the womb. Unless the seeds/eggs are fertilized there
is no reason for it to grow.
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Stallcop [SMTP:stallcop@medford.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 1:59 PM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Why Pollunate the Pumpkins
>
> Hello, all. I have a curious question. Why do you pollinate the flower?
> If the female flower already has a pumpkin on it why is it necessary?
> Also I have a Territorial Seed Catalog, it says that a pumpkin flower
> needs 8-10 visits per female flower for adequate pollination. Why is
> that?
>
> I hope someone can answer my questions.
> Judy
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