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Grittyville, WA

I just posted pics of the first one I have ever seen. I know it's hard to get freaks to the finish line but I will try.

7/24/2019 11:50:50 PM

Bethlehem CT

How many lobes did you count? I saw it in your diary and wasn't sure. I don't think I have ever seen one quite like that before.

7/25/2019 7:56:06 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

I have doubt it will set fruit mutants are not meant to be grown in mother nature’s world the strongest survives always ... probably has seeds in the blossom and it looks as if the pollen tube is closed off

7/25/2019 9:00:13 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

Hope it takes, very curious about the shape.

7/25/2019 9:14:17 AM

Grittyville, WA

Eight lobes. The others on the plant were mostly four lobes so its two fused together... unusually well fused... Third year growing this lineage. This line has the shortest stems of any I have ever grown inherited from its grandma (the 811.5 Schweigert) and I think this is partly why it ended up a 'pumpkin mega'.

7/25/2019 10:38:30 AM

Plymouth, MN

Can't hurt to try and grow it. Don't know that you can realistically expect it to throw more fused/eight lobe flowers in the future.

7/25/2019 12:40:43 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Mutant, nothing new there. Unusual yes, something I want my pumpkins flowers doing....no.

7/25/2019 12:56:41 PM

Grittyville, WA

I agree but cjb but there were two on this plant on different vines the other was defective. This one appears sound. I think its cool.

7/25/2019 1:15:49 PM

Grittyville, WA

This is a pumpkin growing site what are we supposed to be excited about. You drive me crazy North Shore! You kill my buzz man... Well... If I drive other people crazy then its fair I guess.

7/25/2019 1:37:29 PM

Plymouth, MN

Abnormal yes. Mutant maybe? If one fruit has X cells, fused fruit could be 2X cells and a strategy for historically large pumpkins.

If someone somewhere didn't nurture some freakish plants, today's produce and this hobby wouldn't exist.

7/25/2019 3:43:08 PM

Burt NY

That will split before you know it

7/25/2019 7:57:31 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

OK then here Brandon is this better.

Wow, that is a revolutionary breakthrough that giant pumpkin growers have been dreaming of for years. Finally someone has created a mega-bloom in giant pumpkins, you will be revered and entered into the journals of science for this amazing breakthrough in giant pumpkins genetics, growing and breeding.

Nah, prolly just excess ammonium right Brando...

7/25/2019 8:21:22 PM

Central NY

Stank...

7/25/2019 10:07:14 PM

Central Illinois

Appears to be conjoined twins Cindy Tobeck had one I dont know if hers grew to maturity but I have seen others that have

7/26/2019 8:14:47 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Here is the one Cindy had.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=279722

7/26/2019 10:17:24 AM

Walkerton Ont

shes been pretty quite this year, prob has a big one. i believe if not mistaking she has some early polinations

7/26/2019 10:31:10 AM

Marion,IN

North Shore, your replies are always on point. Keep up the good work!

7/26/2019 12:07:48 PM

Deal With It

Next year, I think you should try to grow a pumpkin from the carcass of a dead cow.

That should make for some awesome compost!

7/27/2019 11:26:52 AM

Syracuse, NY

Pretty funny - I saw a triple male blossom down to the right in the picture and was like 'Jeez, he's got double and triple everyth...oh wait, it a JAR with three males in it, lol!' That's the first thing I thought of, too, Brandon, 'It's smoochie time in the patch!'---if I were a BEE? It might bee a few days before I get back to the hive, ya know? In any event, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will bee the first to say that if this is a common thing amongst that seed stock, you know I'd like a dozen + to try in '20! eg

7/28/2019 2:02:40 AM

Syracuse, NY

'it's', lol---

7/28/2019 2:05:29 AM

Colorado

My friend (barry todd)had one years ago.It was fused twins which i believe glenoma has. Barrys was one stem fused down the trunk but with the blossom third seperate. His set but never grew fast nor got big. Its two fruit that would be ruled as one so sure it would halve potential to get twice as big in theory.

7/28/2019 2:19:28 PM

Syracuse, NY

it'd be funny to pollinate only one of them and have it grow to like 300 lbs. and have the other one attached to it like a gigantic pumpkin wart, lol---eg

7/29/2019 1:00:56 AM

Cornelius, Oregon

I experimented with mutagens quite a few years back and ended up with this... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154305918316987&set=a.10154940093201987&type=3&theater

7/29/2019 4:02:49 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

Now that's interesting!

7/29/2019 9:36:30 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

How’s that mega lober doing? Did it take?

7/30/2019 8:53:46 AM