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Northern Ohio

Do you remove the flower from the pumpkin after you have pollinated or do you let it fall off naturally?
Thanks Mary

7/20/2002 6:43:00 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

No. just pollinate it and leave it alone

7/20/2002 6:50:05 PM

Bristol, ME ([email protected])

Let it fall off naturally. It will dry up on it's own.

7/20/2002 6:51:30 PM

Long Island,New York

If you live in a humid area or are experiencing a humid period weatherwise, I highly recommend pulling off the flower after a couple days. rinse the blossom with 10% bleach and water solution, let dry, and dust with an all purpose fungiside. Mold,mildew and fungus can attack the nubs beneath the rotting flower causing blossom end rot....trust me, it will happen...........G

7/20/2002 9:00:39 PM

Northern Ohio

Thanks G, for your advice. It has been hot and humid here. Did you mean the blossom end with the bleach solution afteer the flower is removed? Is the inside of the pumpkin safe? Mary, fist timer :)

7/21/2002 9:02:33 AM

Long Island,New York

Yes...just rinse the blossom end with the 10% solution...its a good idea to spray it on...and also on the whole pumpkin.

7/21/2002 9:08:59 AM

Northern Ohio

Thanks a lot Stan, my assingment for tomorrow. Mary

7/21/2002 9:14:35 AM

Northern Ohio

I mean G.

7/21/2002 9:16:58 AM

Ga.

Mary,,,I experienced this on all my pkins this year..I saved them all with G's help...A true wiseman on pumpkins...

7/21/2002 10:09:43 AM

Long Island,New York

Most people say Im a wiseguy....not wiseman.....G

7/21/2002 2:26:36 PM

Greencastle, PA

he's a true wiseman on pumpkins? that can't be right, he's a squash guy.

7/21/2002 5:09:45 PM