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Des Moines, Iowa

What is your target pollination date? I live in central Iowa?

5/21/2010 11:18:08 AM

New York

My target is July 15, since I got a late start with my plants...

5/21/2010 11:31:07 AM

Rudolph

June 20th to July first.... for me.

5/21/2010 12:12:50 PM

Western NY

one day before Don Young

5/21/2010 12:37:09 PM

The first warm, dry day of summer.

Current forecast for that day in Oregon is September 23rd.

5/21/2010 1:05:04 PM

Western PA

I have to say that July 4th is the goal. you want to have a pollinated pumpkin at least 10 feet out on the main vine by July 4th.

Most growers will have a pollinated female on the main vine 12-16 feet out by july 4th, some will have 2 or 3 pollinated by then.

Start pollinating at 10 feet out on the main and keep pollinating every female that pops on the main, then you can make a your decision on what to keep after they get growing.

5/21/2010 2:40:04 PM

milford, CT,

JR..old rule used to be 80 -100 days from weigh off..
I use the general rule of June 25th - July 10th for September/October weigh offs...Mark

5/21/2010 3:27:26 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

I like July 3rd...Early in the morning I will be.

5/21/2010 5:12:38 PM

Roselle, IL [email protected]

I like late June to July 4th for a weigh-off the 1st week in October

5/21/2010 6:42:57 PM

Columbus Ohio

I am thinking in the next 2 weeks, oh wait, that is for the state fair plants, then before July 4th

5/21/2010 10:26:04 PM

Denver, CO

I made an attempt to answer the question last year, looking at data from AGGC web site. Here are links to the orginal posting and the follow up question. Reading each of them might give you a good refrence point. (Just remember that nothing is set in stone, and the data is far from a real statistical research, more like the trend versus a fact.)

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=302594

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=302594

5/21/2010 11:34:54 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

jr, depends on when the weighoff you want to attend is. That combined w/the size of yer plant!!! Most suggestions I have read say pollinate keeper at minimum of 10 ft main vine length. Don prbly has a pkn pollinated already!!! LOL Good luck, and Grow em BIG!!! I hope to pollinate an early plant b/4 6/1...but that is an early plant for a mid August, State Fair!!! If I get any sunshine, I just might make it!!! Peace, Wayne

5/22/2010 1:20:29 AM