From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

My plants are 2 to 3 weeks behind schedule as are my pollinations. In the long run would a July 1st pollination sitting in cooler weather be better than a July 17th pollination who has the perfect pumpkin weather?

7/27/2009 11:55:12 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

I would guess you'd want the perfect weather to be when the pumpkin hits about day 20-25 or so, when the pumpkin gains start to ramp up. Of course if your July 17 pollination had perfect weather from the start to the end, that may be better.

7/27/2009 12:31:42 PM

Rhode Island

ill take the july 1st any day over the 17th
it takes a while for the fruit to get into a grove and the later you start the longer you get into the season before it figures out what it should be doing.
even in ideal weather a late pollination still take 30 plus days to get into a good growth pattern

7/27/2009 1:12:27 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Good point Dick.

7/27/2009 2:20:10 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

Thanks pap. You just gave me the answer to a question i've been thinking alot about lately. Cheers.

7/27/2009 5:11:31 PM