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West Paris Me.

Hi all, I pollinated a female this morning and I am a little concerned the way the lobes were set up in the flower. They were not set up nice and picture perfect. They had a slight jostled look to them. There was also, what I will call a strand which was a tiny part of another half lobe. Is it likely that I would get a mishapened fruit that might have a better chance of splitting due to the lobes growing in strange directions? Or is this no big deal? Thank youu

7/3/2012 11:02:13 AM

Rhode Island

its a crap shoot for sure. growers have had good and bad luck growing pumpkins with deformed lobes.
if you have others a bit farter down the main that prove to have better segments? id go for one of them.
if not? roll the dice.
pap

7/4/2012 10:05:22 AM

Frankfort Ohio

any pumpkin is better than no pumpkin pollinate it and remove later if a normal one takes

7/4/2012 10:26:33 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Yep good advice Jed.

7/4/2012 10:33:15 AM

West Paris Me.

Thanks guys, I meant to put this under general discussion, I guess I missed, LOL

7/4/2012 6:36:03 PM