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Northern Ohio

1}Approximately how long is take for a male flower to develop from sighting to bloom? Same question for the female, sighting to bloom?
2}My pumpkins get approx 8 hours of sun. Why would I shade a newly polinated pumpkin with only 8 hours sun?
3} If you do shade site said you are supposed to keep pumpkin dry and not to water under structure, how does the fruit get water?
As you can tell, I am a beginner this year growing anything! I have learned so much from this site as well as from pumpkin book 2 but I still have loads of qustions and i hope you all don't mind them. Thanks for all your answers in advance. I am having a ball! I think it is called obsession?

7/18/2002 6:57:52 PM

Greencastle, PA

1} Most of my flowers develop 10-14 days from sighting.
2} Shade the fruit so the sun doesn't harden the skin causing the fruit to have less plyable skin while it is still growing, which may lead to a split.
3} from the vine.
Tom

7/18/2002 9:21:04 PM

Northern Ohio

thanks Tom, I appreciate your advice. mary

7/18/2002 11:15:57 PM