when will the female blossom form
I am growing my first Jack O' Lantern (cucurbita pepo)pumpkins for Halloween.
I planted seeds in a whiskey barrel. The vines are about 2-4' long. There
are tons of "male" flowers only.
Do the female flowers generally take longer? Some of the male flowers have
dropped. Did they die
of old age? ha ha
Anyway, with all I have been reading about pollinating I wonder about the
female blossom.
I understand it is a good idea to select only a few nice pumpkins and pick
the rest. At what point
should I consider doing this. Blossom stage or developed pumpkin stage? The
seed packet suggests
pulling all blossoms after the first 2 pumpkins have formed. I would
imagine if I have planted several plants
in the barrel, I can keep perhaps 2 pumpkins per plant. What do you all
recommend?
Thanks, Paula
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