Re: Orange AND Green???
The Anderson 815 produced both green and orange fruit on the same plant . Not all 815 seeds but one that I know of ..
Doug.Parker@sce.com wrote:
> Just curious........
>
> I know that two seeds from the same pumpkin can grow different colored
> fruit, but how common is it to get both orange and green on the same plant?
> This year, on two of my plants, the primary pumpkins set back in early July
> started off cream/yellow and matured to a nice medium orange. However, the
> late season fruit that I let set and begin growing in early to mid August
> have started off white and are definitely going green. I first thought
> this might just be some sort of start up anomaly, but now that these new
> ones are approaching the 150 and 200 pound marks, I'm beginning to wonder.
> Not the first hint of orange and the green is spreading. Could it be the
> Fert? Could it be the effects of different pollinators than the earlier
> fruit? I'm at a loss to explain. All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Parker
> Sierra Madre CA
>
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