Presenting Pumpkin #1!!!
And here she is! About 3″ long so far. There’s another one on an adjacent vine that’s a little smaller, I’ll call that one #2!
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Operation PUMPKIN POLLINATION 2011
In 2009 I had tried hand-pollinating pumpkins for the first time. (If you click the link, make sure to start at the bottom and work your way up, the posts are appearing in reverse chronological order). After seeing award-winning pumpkins at the NC and NE State Fairs, I wanted to learn more about how one … Read more
Pumpkin #2
No other female flowers pending at the moment.
My Next Patient…
From 2009 07 21 Garden This one will be ready to open up on Thursday morning, with plenty of male buds also ready to pollinate!
Pumpkin and Hops Updates
First of all, a week after the artificial insemination, here’s what we have for a pumpkin so far:This is about 1.5 lbs. and about 10″ circumference. I’m so excited at this! Unfortunately, the next several female flowers haven’t been opening up, but they can be really sensitive to amounts of water it receives. There are … Read more
…And We Have PUMPKINAGE!
I consider this a success: Before: From 2009 07 14 Pumpkin Pollination After: From 2009 07 14 Pumpkin Pollination If the pollination hadn’t “taken”, the bulb behind the flower would have yellowed and fallen off the vine by now. This was about 52 hours after the pollination, and the bulb has at least doubled in … Read more
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match….
I have this incredibly HUGE pumpkin plant taking over my backyard… From 2009 07 14 Pumpkin Pollination And that’s just the part of the one plant that’s come through the fence and is actually bleeding into the front yard! Anyway, I’ve grown pumpkins in the past and the best I traditionally do is 1…at most … Read more