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San Luis Obispo Ca

What is time period before I can tell if my girls take to pollunation?

7/12/2004 11:08:38 PM

Canada

Cheese, You can usually tell within a day or two if the pollination has taken, Usally 2 days after pollination the fruit has doubled in size. If by the end of the week The fruit hasnt changed at all i would say its going to be a gonner!! I pollinated my 620 Boyton Female this mourning ( first one) 6.30 am and already tonight 10.30 pm it looks
like it had already changed a tad.

Good Luck
Dave

7/12/2004 11:16:25 PM

San Luis Obispo Ca

However, I have grown some that I thought had taken and ended up soft? That was after a week or so and the plant was basketball size.

7/12/2004 11:47:47 PM

Northern Cambria, Pa.

40" in circumference and they are good to go. Never seen one abort that was larger than that.

7/13/2004 8:34:19 AM

Ypsilanti Michigan

What if the vine ahead of the pumpkin starts to loose it's thickness, should I let it grow or dead head it? Sorry I broke in here on this topic, but been wanting to ask this question.

7/13/2004 9:06:52 AM

Western NY

I would say that if they make it past softball size, you are 99% sure that it's a good one. I've only had 2 plants that would abort larger than that. one did it at slightly larger than doftball size. it turned about 30 sets to mush before i pulled the plant. the other rotted them when they were 80-90 pounds. both were total plant failures, so if it's just a situation where the plant is good with the fruit, you should be fine once they hit softball size.

7/13/2004 10:45:20 AM