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Colorado

Last year I had an abundance of male flowers, this year I have buds but they are not flowering.......Wondering if its all the HEAT we are having or something I am missing.....Thanks for the help!!

6/30/2012 12:04:06 PM

Rhode Island

yes i think it has an effect on male and female flowers.to many deformed female this year to be a coincidence.
could vey well be related to higher heaat in some areas?
pap

7/1/2012 9:06:57 PM

Colorado

Thanks, hopefully the rain in the forecast will help us all out here, its been brutal this season, I hope all turns around for everyone this year!!

7/6/2012 11:58:06 AM

President - GPC

We are cooling off finally....only 76 so far today..and its almost noon.....

7/6/2012 1:19:05 PM

Frankfort Ohio

i think so i have only had 2 deformed females in last 2 years this year is about 50% thats deformed

7/6/2012 1:33:16 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

106 here again for third day in a row, and +100 the past 11, and I have tons of males each day. I am having problems with the females on all plants including field pumpkins. Things should get back to normal next week as Wizard said.

7/6/2012 1:43:31 PM

The North Coast

In my relatively short career I have never had a pumpkin abort. This year I hope my third or fourth pollination takes.

By the way pap...the 1789 is a tremendous plant. My stump is huge (but not in a bad way) and plant just wont give up, vigorous like I cannot believe. Hopefully we'll get over this phyto and dodge downy and bring something to the scales.

7/6/2012 3:54:35 PM