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Ontario, Canada

I pollinated two flowers on July 6 on the same plant, (about 10 days ago) and I think they had set, the pumpkins were about the size of a baseball and growing. Unfortunately today they were eaten by an animal... probably a ground hog, and had to be removed from the plant. I have since reinforced the fencing to hopefully prevent this from happening again.

I am wondering if there is any chance of the plant producing more female flowers at this point that could potentially be pollinated? There are still new male flowers opening every morning. Obviously this late in the game it is too late to get a monster, but it is my largest healthiest plant so I am hoping to get a pumpkin of some description out of it, even if it is not a winner.

Any thoughts appreciated!

7/16/2019 8:35:07 PM

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Absolutely it can produce female flowers at this point.
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen them even in September.

7/16/2019 9:19:36 PM

Colorado

The plant will produce females all season as long as theres vines growing.

7/17/2019 12:44:48 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

Like Cojoe said, you need vines growing and not have been terminated... once you terminate a vine, no new females will pop up on those nodes, females only show up on new growth. Typically you want a female on the main vine or a secondary, not a tertiary or beyond.

7/17/2019 8:14:39 AM

Ontario, Canada

Great news, thanks for the replies

7/18/2019 8:50:39 AM