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Canada

Not sure if anyone else is having issues as well, But most of my pollinations are aborting this year? is this due to cold Temps while pollinating. I have a Nice plant with an 16 ft main and 8-10 ft secondarys but NO FRUIT!! This week has been a tad warmer and I have 2 females opening up tomorrow and a few more later this week. Is there any ways to greater my chances of one of these females taking?

Ive tried covering the females nights before brining males in night before.. Ive tried taking males right off the same plant that morning.. Im blameing it on the cold nights.

anyone have any tips to help one take? As id like to have one set this week LOL

Thanks
Dave

7/19/2009 8:59:39 PM

I always have cold morning temps for pollinations (40's this year), try to wait at least until 9-10am,,bring the males in the night b4 and make sure they are in a warm/sunny place in the early morning. I also "bag" the females the night b4 in gallon zip locks,,I feel that they act like mini greenhouses for warming them in the morning.

good luck

7/19/2009 9:46:49 PM

Granite Bay Ca

Hi guys
Is there anyone out there that can tell me where to find pumpkin mats ? I am looking for the pink mats rough on one side and smooth on the other side .I was told that a man is selling them on Big Pumpkin .com and I want 4 more mats .

7/23/2009 11:43:29 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

I got white ones, someone got pink. They are called Mill Fabric and try http://www.extremepumpkinstore.com or go into a chat on here and it will be a clickthru ad on the upper right. He sells them by twosies and I can say they come very clean and nice.

7/24/2009 12:58:56 AM