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Rexburg, Idaho

My first female Atlantic Giant bloomed today. I had no male Atlantic Giant flowers to pollinate with so I used male flowers from several average jack-o-lantern pumpkin plants. Will this affect the size of the fruit on my Giant? I have no interest in keeping the seeds from this one.

6/29/2000 11:55:15 AM

PA

I'm not an expert but I don't think it will have any affect on this years pumpkin, just next years which you said wasn't a problem. Good luck
Amy

6/29/2000 12:47:04 PM

Connecticut, USA

That is what I had heard as well.

6/29/2000 12:58:45 PM

Commack, NY

brian,
pollination has no effect on the pumpkin you are growing, only the seeds. however, i doubt that your pollination will work. atlantic giants are classified as curcubita maxima, and will only pollinate with pumpkins, or squash of the same, i believe its genus, don't quote me on that, it may be species. anyway, average jackolanterns tend to be curcubita pepo i believe. basically it won't work. i know the lumina pumpkins (those white ones) are curcubita maxima, that would work, so are turk's turbans.
i dont' mean to be a fly in the ointment, sorry about that. dont' worry, youll get some males off that ag!!

scott

6/29/2000 1:05:58 PM

Roanoke Il

I would tend to agree with farmer scott. I have read the same thing.

6/29/2000 6:33:05 PM

Rexburg, Idaho

Thanks for the input. I'm not too worried, more flowers will be along in the future. I'll let you know if it works.

6/29/2000 7:10:44 PM