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Rudolph

lets say some idot axedendtly broke of the lobe of one off his pumpkins, the pumpkins two days old is that pumpkins done for, our will it still grow? and if it does still grow how big do think it will get. thank to all responces

7/13/2008 9:00:45 AM

Rudolph

wow i had alot of miss spelt words in my last sentence. im sure you guy can corect my spelling and understand it tho.

7/13/2008 10:41:53 AM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Is this theoretical lobe broken off prior to pollination or 2 days after polination?

7/13/2008 12:03:31 PM

Rudolph

after

7/13/2008 12:11:24 PM

Rudolph

and its not theoretical i did it lol,

7/13/2008 12:22:20 PM

Dayton OH

mellow ... you didn't have us fooled ... we knew it was you all along.

7/13/2008 12:43:02 PM

Rudolph

lol was it that abvice

7/13/2008 12:46:02 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

I would guess it will be fine if there is no other damage, after 2 days the lobes job is done. How big it will grow is a different subject.

7/13/2008 1:05:08 PM

Rudolph

well i thought mabey it would afect its growth, but ya thats the only damage, one more thing do you think not haveing the lobe on my pumpkin will make it more likely to split at the blossom end?

7/13/2008 1:12:27 PM

caro mi.

mellow i had this happen a few years ago , alittle further along tho .i grew them out without problems but was told there was a better chance of a blossum end split , which didnt happen on mine . Dan

7/13/2008 10:11:00 PM

Rudolph

thanks for the tips i guess ill just see what happens and grow it out if it took that is if not ill have know choice but to go with my back up off my secodarie that has already took. thanks again to all, and dan how big did that pumpkin of yours get?

7/13/2008 11:02:54 PM

No Place Special

I had a puppy eat a blossom completely off my pumpkin one year.... it was older than 2 days though. It ended up being 1114 lbs.

7/13/2008 11:50:11 PM

Cincinnati,OH

A study was done on growth of pollen tubes. In one test group the female flowers were cut off after 12 hours.
It was determined that 12 hours were enough for the fastest pollen tubes to enter the pumpkin, assuming the temperature was 30 celcius.

7/14/2008 1:41:52 PM

Rudolph

good news the pumpkin with no lobe is still growing and growin great. i think it will make it.

7/14/2008 4:49:09 PM

Rhode Island

wow all within a one day period. BRILLIANT

7/14/2008 9:27:55 PM