Re: Just One Per Plant
Doug,
I too have 3 plants growing but in a smaller area. Each one has only
one fruit set. I too have nailed every singly female that would open but
none would set accept the one on each plant. I also am in California and
new to this but having a great time doing it. Maybe there is some evil
Pumpkin God watching over the west coast.....
Ric
Doug.Parker@sce.com wrote:
>
> All...........
>
> I've had an interesting outcome this year. All but one of my 20 or so
> plants (AGs, Big Macs, Prizewinners) are growing just one fruit. There
> have been plenty of females on each plant, and either the bees or I have
> nailed them all. However in every case, its been the plant, not me, who
> decides which one will grow. And once that decision is made, all other
> existing fruit (sometimes as large as a basketball) is aborted and all
> subsequent females fail to set. The surviving pumpkin on each plant does
> quite well, so there's at least that. I just though I'd have more choice
> in the matter. How dare these plants cheat me out of the agony of culling
> from three to two to one. Anybody had similar experience. The only thing
> I can think of is my fert balance and/or quantity is wrong?
>
> Doug Parker
> Sierra Madre, CA
>
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