Re: pollination
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: pollination
- From: "* <r*@cyber-quest.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 13:54:57 -0500
- References: <1939034927@bbs.cyber-quest.com>
pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
>
> Here's a rookie question. Why are we pollinating our pumpkins?
> Bumble Bees love to pollinate my pumpkins. Will I get bigger pumpkins if I
> learn to pollinate? Should I have 2 plants for genetic diversity?
>
> Patrick
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the reason is simple, because we dont want the pumpkin polinated with a
minipumpkin male.. AG pumpkins and Jackolantern mix isnt bad, but you
are gonna grow a small pumpkin.. Now if you take the genetics of
pumpkins like Chris' 977, The parents are the 1006 Greer. And the
smallest pumpkin in the genetic chain JABBA (Going 5 years back), is
the 355 Dill seed that was grown in 1985, but used in 1992. Next up
from that was the 493 Dill seed that was grown in 1981 and used in the
genetic scheme of Chris' pumpkin in 1992 also.
That and the Moraga Magical Manure helped Chris get that big
pumpkin....
Rocky from Notheastern PA
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