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beetrootboy

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« on: July 20, 2008, 20:22 »
Hi every one

I was just wondering if you know what is wrong with my pumpkins
well when they flower they flower for about 3/4 days then just die of why ant
they producing pumpkins? please can you help Im in so much bother at the moment  :(
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owein

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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2008, 20:40 »
They are probably male flowers, if they have no swelling behind them they are. Female flowers (with swelling behind) should follow, they will then be pollinated by insects, hopefully.

Or you can hand pollinate them, as I have been doing after fantastic advice on this site :D
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2008, 21:36 »
where do I get the polin from?
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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2008, 21:27 »
Quote from: "beetrootboy"
Hi every one

I was just wondering if you know what is wrong with my pumpkins
well when they flower they flower for about 3/4 days then just die of why ant
they producing pumpkins? please can you help Im in so much bother at the moment  :(


It's normal for them to die, Beety, they are short lieved flowers of a day. They are supposed to be pollinated by insects, if any about, depending on the weather...

You get the pollen from the male flower, which has no fruitlet on, just a thin stalk, you rub it into the female flower, that's your sex done for the day. :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2008, 15:59 »
I had same problem with mine - male and female flowers were just not opening at same time, but with a bit of patience (and luck) finally got two at the same time and hand pollinated.  Now have one pumpkin which is not doing too bad (just hope it won't go rotten in the rain!!)

Next year will plant two or three to ensure male and female flowers open at same time
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naturesparadise

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« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2008, 16:52 »
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5. POLLINATE FLOWERS. Eight to 10 weeks after seed starting, the first female flowers will appear. They're easy to distinguish because they have a small pumpkin at their base. If you want to get a jump on your rival, you'll need to hand-pollinate the flowers. In the early morning, locate a freshly opened male flower. Pick it and remove the outer flower petals, exposing the stamen and fresh pollen. Locate a newly opened female flower and gently swab the stigma (internal parts) of the female flower with the pollen-laden stamen.

Getting a pumpkin set as early as possible, preferably before July 10, is key. The earlier you set a pumpkin, the longer it has to grow until harvest. Since these monsters can gain 25 pounds a day, losing 10 days in the early part of the season could put you well down the list at your local pumpkin weigh-off.
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« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2008, 21:45 »
25 poinds a day, cor blimey thats amazing
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« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2008, 21:48 »
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25 poinds a day, cor blimey thats amazing


Never mind per day, how heavy is yours altogether? :lol:

Mine is not much more than 25 poinds. :lol:
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« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2008, 22:13 »
ive got 3 pumpkins and they are heavy but not sure how heavy!
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« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2008, 23:21 »
My biggest pumpkin weighs 1729g I dont know what this means in pounds but this was all my scales would tell me!!!
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naturesparadise

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« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2008, 23:28 »
glad some people got pumpkins all i got is one two very very small ones  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:
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beetrootboy

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« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2008, 21:02 »
iv discovered that iv got 2 pumping so so small though but Im glad iv at least got some
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« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2008, 23:04 »
here is mine
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