Re: Males and Females
- Subject: Re: Males and Females
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 17:17:49 PDT
WEll, sometimes when you plant late heat stress causes the plant not to get
any females. That happened to me a few years ago with my big max pumpkins.
You may also want to look into some of the high phospherous ferts and lower
nitrogen fert if you are using any, but I assume it is the weather that the
pumpkins don't like. Or, your other plants may just bloom earlier. Usually
about 40-50 days after germination is when big max pumpkins bloom, or at
least when my bloom
>From: Rick Fretwell <rick.fretwell@trax-inc.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Males and Females
>Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 12:24:48 -0400
>
>I have just started into growing pumpkins. I thought it would be a good
>activity in which to include my grandson. We started with 5 Big Max plants
>which came up fine and 3 of the 5 are progressing well (approx. 10 to
>15ft).
>The problem seems to be with the female blossoms. There are none! I have
>other types of pumpkin plants which are and have been producing for a
>while,
>but I don't have my first female blossom on any of the 5 Big Max plants. I
>have read most of the web site correspondence and have seen where it is
>possible for this to happen on rare occasions. Is there anything that can
>be done to help produce the female blossoms. Thanks in advance for any
>help.
>
>Rick Fretwell
>
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