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Germany

Hi guys
What do you think about pollinating the first female flower? last year i cut off the first female on each plant,
later i had to wait untill mid of july untill i had a good flower..
early pollination = older pumpkins
but
early pollination = lower dayly waightgains?

my pb was last year when i did a early pollination on a doublevineplant. this pumkin grow my 716 because it was growing more days than the other pumpkins.

So what do you think? would u keep a 4-6 feet female on the mainvine?

5/25/2010 6:10:58 PM

Massillon, Ohio

I would not keep a 4-6 ft if that's the first female. But if it is at 8-9 ft I'd keep it (I've had my philosophy on the 10 ft plus rule changed).

5/25/2010 8:11:13 PM

New York

I'm not by any means an expert on AG growing, but I agree that 4-6 ft is too close in (might crush the stump!). I think the generally accepted ideal range is anywhere from 10 to 14 feet.

5/25/2010 8:19:20 PM

Simi valley, ca

If your second female flower was much later than the first last time , just so you know that's a bit rare there's usely another not to far ahead (not always) but most of the time !

5/26/2010 12:24:35 AM

Colorado

Greg Hopson did a statistical analysis of how far vs. when last year.I believe when is more significant that how far out.I'm pollinating all my fruit at 9 feet this year. Going to copy the champ!!

5/26/2010 1:38:26 PM