Re: Easy question on pollinator plants
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Richard wrote:
> Thanks to kathy and other who replied, just what i wanted to know. I am
> coming to appreciate this forum more and more for the humor as much as for
> the info :-)
>
> Richard
>
> Kathie Morgan wrote:
>
> > Richard wrote:
> > What are the disadvantages of self pollination a single generation of
> > plant? Will the seeds it makes be deficient in some way? what about
> > the actual pumpkin?
> >
> > Dear Richard,
> > According to my limited understanding of the subject, it will do no harm
> > to the pumpkins and may actually benefit them. Look for the excellent
> > analysis in the archives written by Vince Zunino.
> > Where the self-pollinator runs into trouble is with the jack o'lanterns,
> > which tend to have sickly smirks instead of smiles and a type of
> > jaundice that turns their rosy cheeks an awful shade of orange.
> > Good luck with yours!
> > Kathie
> >
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