Pollination
Kevin,
Did you see the Future Farmer pumpkin grown last year, beautiful WW shape? I
asked the FF grower, and he said it rolled over on its stem, pushing the
stem into the ground. Right up to harvest, he said, he didn't know that he
had a sound pumpkin. He did, and what a figure!
In a previous post, you suggested pollinating everything on the main with
the same male so as to eliminate that one variable when culling time begins.
I never thought of the male as being so important that one would base a
culling decision on it. Can someone explain to me WHY it's important, unless
you're growing seeds to sell?
Thanks!
Kathie
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>From: Pumpkinpirate1@aol.com
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Re: Pollination
>Date: Sun, Jul 4, 2004, 11:15 AM
>
> Martin
> You opened up an interesting subject. I have never had a pumpkin roll over
> on its stem on its own. I have put pumpkins on there stems to make them into
> wagon wheels but have never seen it naturally.
> A few years ago Chris Gregory grew his 730 that was a wagon wheel along
> with a 600 EST he said it was due to the fact that he had not spent much time
in
> the patch when they were developing but as Bob Troy I will tell you we enjoyed
> looking at those allot more then the regular pumpkins he had. I just like the
> variations of looks on the pumpkins.
> Bob Troy a few years ago was growing a 801 Stelts and I went over and saw
> the little plant that was WAY behind the rest and just a few weeks later Bob
> called up and said it had blown apart at 525 lbs... I was in Shock it went
from
> Baseball size to a wagon wheel to BOOM in just weeks on a tinny plant.. Go
> figure...
>
> OK here is the Question for your growers that have seen allot of pumpkins
> in your day what Shape is your favorite to look at?
> What is your favorite for vine maintenance?
> Favorite for color ??
>
> Ok that should get us going !!!!
> OH I have also grown pumpkins on inclines so that the Blossom was 4 inches
> higher then the stem and on the 703* that I tried it on it made the stem stay
> right on the ground I never did any vine maintenance.. I like that !!
>
> So for shape my favorite to look at is the Wagon wheel with the stem
> straight down..
> Favorite stem position for vine maintenance is like my 703* and Bob Troys
> 797 high round wagon wheel with the stem right on the ground! If you want
picks
> of what I mean I can send them to you...
> And last favorite color ....... Man that is hard I REALLY LOVE THE GREEN
> ONES but Bob Troys 654 is my favorite pumpkin of ALL TIME !!!
>
> I will be setting at least two pumpkins for competition in my home patch on
> there stems this year probably on my Mystery seed and my 345 Gregory.. You
> never know what is desirable! take care and I wish everyone a Happy and
Healthy
> Fourth of July !!!
>
> Kevin Smith
> Pumpkin Pirate ! ................Still waiting for Baby............
>
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