Re: Flowers
No male flowers is as bad as no females - just doesn't work.
The females are only receptive for three or four hours after
opening..... If you don't have a friend with some plants, you
just have to wait for the next females. Hopefully, some males
will show up.
I don't think you have to worry about crossing with the smaller
pumpkins but you should protect and hand pollinate your female
flowers when the males show up to the party.
vince
--- Gene Courter <genecourter@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have several female flowers opening. However, I do
> not have any male flowers open yet. Whats up with
> that? How long will a female last without being
> pollinated? I also have a small carving pumpkin
> planted in the same region as my Atlantic Giants,
> should I be concerned with this? In other words, will
> the smaller pumpkin pollen mess with my big pumpkins?
> Help a poor soul!
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