Cutting Off Male Flowers
- Subject: Cutting Off Male Flowers
- From: "J. Matt Wickless" m*@wickless.com
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:04:40 -0500
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- Thread-topic: Cutting Off Male Flowers
Okay folks, question of the day:
I have heard that you are supposed to cut the male flowers off after the
pumpkins set, and I have done that, but I have no idea as to why I am
doing that. Do the male flowers take a lot of nutrients from the
pumpkins?
Many Thanks!
Matt, the inquisitive.
matt@wickless.com <m*@wickless.com>
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