[mickmick]

Hello. My problem is I have got two pumkin plants growing. On one plant a pumkin has formed and no others.The other plant has nothing. The flowers keep falling off. I`ve tried a search and found a post saying about using the male flower to pollenate the female. How do I tell the differance. The plants are from seeds  my wife got to go in her meusli (we thought we`d give it a go) so I don`t know what they exactly are.
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A couple of photos.

[bravemurphy]

If you look closely you will see that the female will have a small fruit at the base of the flower and the male has not.

[mickmick]

Thank you bravemurphy. I`ve just been outside and looked. I see what you mean. There seems to be a female flower hidden under a leaf. the rest seem to be male.I`ll just have to wait till she opens. I`m a complete novice at this. I have a couple of books and have looked on the internet but you can`t always find the answers.

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[mumofstig]

Here's a pic for anyone that unsure. It shows a courgette but all the squash/pumpkin/cucumber/melon family look fairly similar 

[mickmick]

Thanks for the picture. I`ve got cucumbers growing aswel.


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