Re: Pumpkins With No/Few seeds...


On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:21:15 -0500, pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:

>  I have been told that lack of mature seeds is caused by excessive
Nitrogen
>  in the soil. I believe that there is more to it than that. I think it is
>  caused by a lack of stress on the plant. Keep in mind that the pumpkins
did
>  contain seeds, but they were not mature. It is possible that when the
>  pumpkin has no stress from lack of any nutrients or water, and
temperature
>  and humidity etc. remain very favorable, seed maturation can be delayed.
>  Obviously, perfect conditions also result in very large pumpkins
sometimes.
>  It is well known that other types of plants such as onions will produce
>  more seed when they have been stressed by lack of water or nutrients. In
>  the past year, the plants were under stess from the weather conditions
but
>  the soil was the same as the year before and our pumpkins produced over
600
>  mature seeds each. Just a theory but the facts fit. 
>  
>  Larry

  Yo Larry,
           What you say is correct, I beleive. Take a tomato, it will stay
green until the seeds inside have matured and then it will ripen and turn
red (or yellow). If you take the seeds out of a green tomato only some will
germinate, the others wont because they are not mature. Take them out of a
red tomato and all will germinate, they are all mature. If this is the same
with pumpkins, then Gerry's still had a bit of maturing to do, and maybe a
few more lbs, who knows? Cull an AG at 100lbs and cut it open, no mature
seed, unless it has been stressed and wants to produce seed before it dies.
A plants only goal in life is to grow and reproduce.  My few cents worth.

 ALUN





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