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Grittyville, WA

Opinions? I had such small females on one plant... but now the pumpkin on that plant doesnt seem inferior to the others. On another plant, I had a female that was half the size of the other female, both opening on the same day, but later on I see the small females is perhaps just a day behind the other in terms of size... and it could end up nearly as large as the other one (although tracking 1 day behind)? What do you think?

I'm thinking the initial flower size doesn't indicate quite as much as I had assumed.

7/20/2025 9:00:12 AM

Syracuse, NY

I'm still a little bothered by the 'Hole Shot' ruling of such as in Top Fuel drag racing, where a faster car can be beaten by a slower one based on the reaction time of the other driver and therein a sooner finish-line arrival...by my perception of it, anyway. The first pumpkin I poll'd this year was the 113 Gerry on about 7-2 and that is maybe my second-biggest now, being maybe almost? surpassed by the 236 which was poll'd on about 7-11 and each are prolly geared for different end results & from different seeds, etc. Rambling further, it is disheartening to pollinate a flower that is smaller, wimpier and seems disadvantaged, but knowing that it doesn't matter...helps, lol.
PS---It sure seems that a plant that is well-in-sun and 'knows' that it is well-cared-for
presents bigger and more-'open-for-business' flowers, esp. during their favorite hours.
eg

7/21/2025 2:05:28 AM

Grittyville, WA

If you want a big dog, pick the puppy with big feet. But then there are nuances and you're like, 'is this really always the case?' What if puppy A is ____ what if puppy B is ____.

Lol. Fill in the blank... there's still stuff we dont know, or at least I don't know.

7/21/2025 1:28:59 PM

Bethlehem CT

Usually the flowers on the secondary vines seem bigger to me than the ones we get on the main vine

7/21/2025 2:51:57 PM

Nova Scotia

Hey John good point, happened here other day on a 2350 Gienger, what a huge lovely female.

7/21/2025 3:33:03 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Good point Big Moon, and side vine polls often start out the gate faster till about DAP15-20. Then when the big weight comes it's the main vine pollinations that take over even on the smaller flowers.

7/21/2025 5:20:42 PM

Ontario

I find mostly each plant varies in flower size from other plants, but the flowers on that plant are largely similar.

7/23/2025 2:33:54 PM

Ontario

But also, my previous PB (or current till this fall lol) was one of the smallest at pollination and even day 10 that I'd ever seen.

7/23/2025 2:35:02 PM