Re: pollination
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: pollination
- From: "* A* <c*@value.net>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 20:56:34 -0800
Patrick,
Some growers save pollen from male blossoms by freezing the pollen in liquid
nitrogen. The process is demonstrated in Joel Hollands 1998 Growing Giant
Pumpkins tape.
Chris
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>Rocky,
>After my pumpkin has started to grow should I freeze any further male
flowers
>and use their pollen in later years? I bet Chris wishes he had frozen some
>pollen from that 900 lber!
>just a rookie idea
>Patrick
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