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Lansing,michigan

I can not get a pumpkin set this year. I have pollinated 5 pumpkins and they are getting a little bigger than a softball then shriveling up. What am I doing wrong?

7/21/2010 4:09:56 PM

Pataskala,OH

It's the heat.

7/21/2010 4:18:00 PM

New Hampshire, USA

stop fertilizing if you havent it may be causing them to abort

7/21/2010 4:22:59 PM

Fresno, CA

Are you cooling the flower during day of pollination? If not, that could be the problem.

7/21/2010 6:57:50 PM

Lansing,michigan

I have been fertilizing with atlantis fish fertilizer, neptune great harvest seaweed, kelp, and foiliar spraying with rot stop which is calcium. I've been doing this in a weekly rotation. Vines look great. I've removed numerous secondary vine pumpkins and I've terminated most of the secondaries. My main is up to 25 to 30 feet on some vines. I'll try stopping the fertilizer. thanks

7/21/2010 9:14:35 PM

Upa Creek, MO

You probably already know this, but set your alarm if you already are not up at 5:30ish and do it then. Don't forget to shade it the day of and going forward and use a fan if possible the first day or 2. We have much worse heat down here and I have set all mine in 95 - 103 temp days this year (5 of 7 attempted).

7/21/2010 9:55:03 PM

Fresno, CA

put a styrofoam cooler upside down over the flower with some a frozen water bottle a few inches from the flower for at least one day after pollination.

7/21/2010 10:31:39 PM

Lansing,michigan

thanks for the advise. I will try keeping them cool.

7/22/2010 12:28:54 PM