Re: Info Request
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Info Request
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 15:43:10 EDT
In a message dated 6/27/99 11:27:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, WQPO@aol.com
writes:
> It is our first year planting pumpkins..We just planted today 6/27..Is this
> to late or are we ok..We live in Central N.J..What should we fertilize
with?
>
> and since there are no bees to been seen around here, should we hand
> pollinate?..How do distinguish between a male and female
flower??....Thanks
> for now and a big thanks to those that provided us with seeds......Kirk
>
Pumpkins need about 120 days, so you should be O.K. Hand pollination can't
hurt! And I have a feeling the bees will find you. The females are EASY to
tell, they are the ones with the balls, (O.K., let me rephrase that)....they
are the ones with the mini-pumpkins at the base. The males don't have them.
The males will be the first flowers you get, and there will be A LOT of them.
The females atart appearing when the vine get to be about 10 feet out,
usually. To pollinate, just pick a male, remove the petals, and use the
stamen (part with the yellow powder) and swab the lobes of the female
flowers. There are usually 4 or more lobes in a female flower. Some people
use a male flower for each lobe to REALLY make sure it gets pollinated! Best
time to pollinate is early in the morning. Check the females each morning to
see if they open.
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