Re: Can't get female flower pollinated!
- Subject: Re: Can't get female flower pollinated!
- From: S*
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 13:19:19 -0400
>This year can't win with the weather!!! It is either raining and cold or
>now it is to hot!! A happy medium would be nice, but no luck!! Any ideas on
>how I can pollinate a female with temps in the 90's. I heard about cooling
>the female but again HOW????
we all have different methods but I simply use an old 35 quart Thermos
cooler with the lid open and placed upside down over the female with a 2
liter soda bottle filled with water and then frozen. Place the frozen bottle
beneath the cooler being careful not to let the bottle touch the plant in
any way. The insulated cooler will keep the ice in the bottle from melting
too quickly.
>
>Also seems impossible to get a male and female open at the same time!!!!
Ask on this list if there are any growers in your area that could give you a
male in an emergency.
>
>I don't ask for much just one pumpkin bigger than last years. Last year it
>was 64lbs and it wasn't even a AG seed. This year running in to alot more
>problems...maybe trying to hard!!!
>
>Also question about Miracle grow, how often and how much???
I use it double-strength (2 tbsp. per gallon), twice a week but thats just
me and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to others. At this strength you
must be careful not to get any on the leaves or they will burn. Also I have
no idea whether root damage could occur at this strength.
>
>Any advice would really be appreciated!
>We have a small local competion in town, last year there was some pretty
big
>ones the largest was 808 lbs and the second was 804 lbs, the majority of
the
>rest were between 600 to 400 lbs, not bad for a small town. The total
>population of RainyRiver , Ontario, Canada is 1200.
>
>
>Well thanks again
>Kim McKenzie
>richkim@fort-frances.lakeheadu.ca
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