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Shreve, Ohio

Do i pollinate with a male flower that is on the same plant , or from another plant.

6/14/2009 9:21:08 PM

Oklahoma State Record Holder

You can most grower don't. I grew one plant this year just as a pollinator. I will be pulling it in the next week or so.

You can make a better cross with pollen from a different plant.

6/14/2009 9:38:00 PM

Hamilton Nj

ok say you polinate and u pull your plant and u got your pumpkin that u chose for the year ~!!!! do you save any flowers in case u need one for later in the season or are they no good after they die???? can they be saved in an envelope for later use? just wondering ./??? pizza!! and or do you polinate every flower on vine at same time ??????

6/14/2009 10:01:45 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

We all try to plan for the RIGHT male on the day by any male flower is fine on "the day". Male pollen (not the flowers) can be frozen but not for long without very special care.

6/14/2009 10:11:47 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

By RIGHT male I was refering to the cross the grower wants to make. We usuyally do select the male & grow it out. If space is lacking a grower might just plant a pollinator & limit the growth or just rip it out afterwards. This will be a "cross".

If you use a male flower from the same plant it's called a "self".

Using a different male plant of the same seed is a "sibling" pollination.

On the day your prime female opens no one splits hairs.

6/15/2009 9:06:20 AM

Hamilton Nj

ok im getting alot better of an idea now thanks guys ,and my small plant is now becoming the big one , they are both the same seed , next year ill try 2 different ones thanks pizza

6/15/2009 12:23:46 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Pete there are a lot of good selfed crosses..two different plants would be a sibbed.

6/15/2009 2:03:13 PM

Middle TN

this is something I needed to know also, thanks for the info :)

6/15/2009 5:09:42 PM