Re: Pollination Time

won't a plastic coffee can get too hot (or the pumpkin/flower) inside?

--- On Sat, 6/27/09, Steve Haberman <shaerman@insmgt.com> wrote:


From: Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com>
Subject: Pollination Time
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 10:51 AM


I pollinated my first female today. She is on my longest main vine about 18
feet from the base. I am letting my other mains go a little longer as it is
only June 27. The plant that I pollinated today is the largest, healthiest
plant I have ever had! I don't know exactly why it is going nuts but i will
take it. I am going to spray tomorrow even though I haven't seen ANY insects
yet. I have some other varieties of squash nearby so I covered the
pollinated blossom with a plastic coffee can. Any other suggestions on how
to cover these and prevent gourds? Would a stocking work? My field pumpkins
self pollinate (bees) but I always manually pollinate my squash and AG's to
prevent gourds.

Steve Haberman

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