Pumpkin Problem
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Nancy
Joined: Aug-16-2003
Posted: Aug-16-2003 at 10:48pm
Hello all you pumpkin people! I've planted a Jack-be-little pumpkin for my 5-year-old in a pot on our deck - it's growing like mad, flowering, with what appears to be tiny pumpkins at the base of the flowers. The problem is that the pumpkins soon shrivel up when the flowers fade. What am I doing wrong?!?!? Thanks for any advise y'all can offer! Nancy
gary
Joined: Jul-26-2003
Location: Washington, Puget Sound Corridor
Posted: Aug-17-2003 at 8:09am
Nancy,
Lack of polination is your problem. You could try to pollinate some blossoms yourself by brushing a male flower on some of the female flowers.
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