Re: Male Blossoms disappearing as if cut
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Male Blossoms disappearing as if cut
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:41:51 EDT
In a message dated 98-08-24 20:32:46 EDT, bwuest@sinosa.com writes:
> Hello,
> I have some mystery "thing" destroying all my
> male blossoms when then are only a couple days old.
> They all look like they have been cut off cleanly at
> about the halfway mark leaving about 2" of petal remaining.
> Fortunately I was able to have a male still around each time
> a female opened. Any suggestions as to what could cut
> a seven inch blossom off so cleanly. I have no deer
> nor rabbits nor any other vermin with which to deal.
> To most of you, males are no longer a concern but,
> to us in the desert southwest, we have to wait until
> monsoon season to be able to grow pumpkins. I have two
> softball size pumpkins doing well and hope to have
> some good sized pumpkins for Halloween.
>
O.K., what you need to do is check your patch at night for someone walking
around with a knife who is cutting off the male flowers. A lot of people never
think of this step. You would be surprised at the frequency that this occurs.
Hope I helped!
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