Re: How Long Does It Take?
I'd give it a week. Sometimes they take time to abort. It will start to
turn white and lose it's shinny skin if it is dead. I have had 50 pounder
abort. Hang in there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Schraiber" <Greg@schraiber.com>
To: "Pumpkins" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 1:48 PM
Subject: How Long Does It Take?
> List,
>
> I pollinated my first flower on an
> 815Checkon using pollen from a 1009.5
> Eaton. I closed up the petals and
> rubber banded it shut. Then I sat back
> and watched. Five, Ten, then Fifteen
> minutes went by and it still looks the
> same size! How long does it take before
> the you can noticeably tell whether or
> not the pollination was successful? :)
>
> Greg Schraiber
> (this pumpkin growing is too dang
> frustrat'n :-)
>
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