Re: Male Flower Question

Steve,
My soil test indicated that phosphorus was very high and potassium was high. So, I do not think it was lack of phosphorus/potassium. The manganese level was listed at very low, but I added some magnesium sulfate to the soil this Spring. 

George Heyne
Rochester, MN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Minor" <minok2014@yahoo.com> 
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: Male Flower Question
My first guess, off the top of my head, would be a lack of phosphorus/potassium, but only a soil test can tell you what is missing. 

I'm interested in hearing from more experienced growers.



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From: George & Carolyn Heyne <gheyne@millcomm.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2011 3:36 PM
Subject: Male Flower Question

Several of us in the Rochester area have had this problem this year.
The male flowers are lime green or yellow green and they do not have stamens. They stay open for days. On one of my plants, a lot of my male flowers died before they even opened. On some plants, this male flower condition did not 
appear until late August.

Does anyone know what might cause this problem or why it is happening?

George Heyne
Rochester, MN

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