A post on AOL about Giant pumpkins!
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: A post on AOL about Giant pumpkins!
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 05:52:33 EDT
Who IS this guy who calls himself the "Pollinator"?! He even has a website
www.pollinator.com. His information on Giant pumpkins, or polination in
general seems like he hasn't a clue! Pumpkin INCEST?! Where does he get this
information from?!
Subject: Re: Huge Pumpkins
Date: Thu, 03 June 1999 07:00 PM EDT
From: <A HREF="aol://3548:Pollinator">Pollinator</A>
Message-id: <19990603190034.18208.00000416@ng-cg1.aol.com>
NIVRAMR@aol.com (NIVRAMR) writes:
>I"ve planted seeds to grow extra large pumpkins. I'm fertilizing like crazy
>but know there are some other things to do. Please help! Thanks
Make sure there are plenty of bees, or hand pollinate. The size of the
fruit is directly proportional to the number of fertilized seeds, which of
course is determined by the number of viable pollen grains delivered to the
stigma, and that is determined, up to a point, by the number of bee visits
early in the day, while pollen is still viable, also by the pollenizers
(pollen sources).
If you hand pollinate, don't make the common mistake of using pollen from
the same plant. Just because the plant has both male and female flowers
doesn't mean incest is a good idea. Fruit may form, but it will not grow
well, and may just drop off. Pumpkins "prefer" cross pollination.
Others will give you other good cultural ideas. For maximum size you also
will find that the plant will only support one or two pumpkins.
Dave Green, Hemingway, SC
<A HREF="http://www.pollinator.com">http://www.pollinator.com</A>
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