Re: GREEN

Speaking of late pollination, can anyone tell me why all my pumpkins
aborted (started getting females in late June and all have aborted until
about a week ago).  I hand pollinated most of them and then let some be
pollinated by bees , but all aborted.  Soil and pH are what they are
supposed to be, fertilizing the recommenced way.  I had the same problem
last year.  I have no disease or pests.

I live in Manitoba , Canada.
Lorie

>>> Paul.Smithhisler@dnr.state.oh.us 08/12/02 12:18PM >>>
Since I was off topic for the last post....I have Corkum 616, Hester
895.5
and Hebb 990 plants growing, is there any particular genetic cross
anyone
would like to see?  My two big ones are open pollinated, so I figured
I
would try some side-vine fruit with the genetic crosses.   I have kind
of
given up on the huge fruit since all my pollinations came late. 
 
So far, I have only had females open on the Hester, pollinated all thee
with
the Corkum.  I am only looking for one to survive for the seeds.  I
have a
few females a couple days out on the Corkum plant.  I am hoping for a
female
on the Hebb plant, but it is the only one of four early plants to
survive
the late frosts at the alternate patch and it is only a main vine (no
sides)
about 25' long.  I have only seen one female and it didn't set.  There
seem
to be plenty of male flowers though.
 
Please respond privately.  (We should do this more often [and earlier]
to
get input from others on our genetic crosses.  Especially some of us
less
seasoned growers who have good genetics in our patches.)
 
I'll have an Orange one for the Indiana State Fair... everything but
orange
for the rest of the season.  
 
-Gus
 

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