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Western PA

A few posts down smoky mnt p said that the pear shape comes from setting them on a hot day.

My question is : will they grow out of the pear shape ?

7/11/2013 11:35:23 AM

Bethlehem CT

I have never had one grow out of one completely. But I have seen them get a little more proportional. I usually cull them.

7/11/2013 12:10:16 PM

sevierville, Tn

not that i have seen, they only get worse and give subpar growth.

7/11/2013 4:52:18 PM

South Arkansas

Zappa, if you are still getting pear shapes and are hand pollinating, you might try adjusting your procedure. I get fewer odd shapes on hand pollinated fruit when I use an extra soft brush and do multiple pollinations to the same flower. It takes an average of eight trips per flower by honeybees to get complete pollination of a watermelon flower. You also want to start with a female flower that has a well shaped ovary.

7/16/2013 1:03:06 PM