2009 07 14 Pumpkin Pollination<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nIf 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 size.<\/p>\n
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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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[],"tags":[620,84,85],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ycQ0-64","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":375,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/07\/matchmaker-matchmaker-make-me-a-match.html","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":0},"title":"Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match….","date":"14 July 09","format":false,"excerpt":"I have this incredibly HUGE pumpkin plant taking over my backyard...From 2009 07 14 Pumpkin PollinationAnd 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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"gardening\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":550,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/04\/operation-pumpkin-pollination-2011.html","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":1},"title":"Operation PUMPKIN POLLINATION 2011","date":"26 April 11","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2009 I had tried hand-pollinating pumpkins for the first time. \u00a0(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). \u00a0After seeing award-winning pumpkins at the NC and NE State Fairs, I wanted to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"gardening\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/_yz59FVsseJY\/TbbC0HSE2-I\/AAAAAAABVCc\/LRa4zVqAW98\/s640\/IMG_4563.JPG?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":381,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/07\/pumpkin-2.html","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":2},"title":"Pumpkin #2","date":"26 July 09","format":false,"excerpt":"No other female flowers pending at the moment.","rel":"","context":"In \"gardening\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":380,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/07\/my-next-patient.html","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":3},"title":"My Next Patient…","date":"23 July 09","format":false,"excerpt":"From 2009 07 21 GardenThis one will be ready to open up on Thursday morning, with plenty of male buds also ready to pollinate!","rel":"","context":"In \"gardening\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":553,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/04\/presenting-pumpkin-1.html","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":4},"title":"Presenting Pumpkin #1!!!","date":"29 April 11","format":false,"excerpt":"And here she is! 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