Re: Upside down/Down under
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Upside down/Down under
- From: A* E* <e*@magmacom.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 07:14:15 -0500 (EST)
At 10:30 12/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Before I go I'll leave you with this to think about.
>
>Pumpkin rules here in Aussie land must be different to yours up there.
>
>My main vines are growing in the direction of the first true leaf,
>and not away from it.
>
>And I always get male flowers before females.
>
>Tony
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>Tony-I can tell you a bit about male/female blossoms.For 9 years I have
recorded the dates of various stages of my plants development.
On the average a male blossom will open on an AG 9 days before the first
female blossom.This will vary +/- 2 days on any one plant,ie.7-11 days.
My explanation is the plant (mother nature) is smart.The bees get accustomed
to tending the mail flowers for 9 days,then one day there is a female flower
and bingo it is pollinated right away.Pretty clever,I would say.
No reason why the plants won't do the same at your location.
Al Eaton,Eastern Ontario,Canada,(45.2 Deg N
Latitude)
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