Re: pollination
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: pollination
- From: "* <r*@cyber-quest.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 20:13:53 -0500
- References: <1939041370@bbs.cyber-quest.com>
pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
>
> 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
> =====================================================
>
> >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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These tapes by the Hollands are very informative and each different year
they make one, they focus on different aspects of growing the big one. I
got the 1995 version for xmas, and love it. It deals with putting up
wind blocks, mini greenhouses, and shows some pollenating hints..
Rocky from Northeastern PA
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