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Sparks, NV

I am a new grower and I'm not sure about the pollination process. I need to know how to tell the difference between the male and female flowers of the pumkin plant

10/21/2007 12:21:07 AM

addison Il

When I first started I went to a site called pumpkin nook and on this site is a diagram with the info you need. The link to that site is right here on big pumpkins under links.To quickly respond to your question The female flower has a baby pumpkin under the flower and lobes inside the flower. The male flower has nothing under the petals and it has a long single stem inside the flower that is yellow and covered with pollen.If you go thru the diaries here on this site a lot of the pictures show the female flower and of course the males.

10/21/2007 1:21:51 AM

ordinary,VA

Hi Baum

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=66006

this is a female flower.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=65630

here is a picture of male flowers.

10/21/2007 10:52:10 PM