Why do you have to hand pollinate a pumpkin? Please address these questions.
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Why do you have to hand pollinate a pumpkin? Please address these questions.
- From: "* D* G* <D*@PSS.Boeing.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 06:45:23 -0700
To hopefully break some of the current threads, lets help out some of
the new pumpkin growers.
Why do have to hand pollinate a pumpkins?
Why should I pollinate in the morning?
How do I pollinate a female flower?
Why can't you wait for mother nature to pollinate the female pumpkin?
Should I cover the female flower with a paper bag after it is
pollinated?
How far should the female flower be from the main root to grow a large
pumpkin?
Is it ok to pollinate more than one pumpkin on a pumpkin plant?
Is it ok to pollinate a female flower on a secondary vine?
What does a female or male flower look like?
Should I mound my soil near a pollinated pumpkin?
What is a segment on the female flower and why should I care?
Why should I look for a female flower with a stem angle of 90 degrees?
How can I train the female flower stem to be 90 degrees?
Should I change my fertilizer program now after I pollinated the
pumpkin?
Should I break off all the other pumpkins after I just pollinated one
pumpkin?
Thank you for your help.
Duncan
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