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Azores,terceira Island

my main is 6ft long i have flower buds where everyleaf comes off the vine but non of them look like pumpkins just curious if they can develope pumpkins a little later or if they are just males also what fertilizers does anyone recommend for this stage of growth i am now using a
20-20-20 waiting for neptunes fish and seaweed in the mail

thank you ryan

6/8/2004 4:13:12 PM

Greene County, Pa.

I have 3 plants going all around 6-7 feet.. 1 has 5 female flowers the other 2 have none, so I asume some plants may take a little longer. Be patient they will come!! Good luck

BuddyG

6/8/2004 4:54:08 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Little yellow grape shaped things just under the flower are females. The rest aren't. No sex change operations. Females normally form up to 10+ feet out. That's the goal anyway. 8 week old plants showing females between 10-12 feet are good.

6/8/2004 5:31:09 PM

In the shade - PDX, OR

A little shot of a higher Phosphorus fert will also incourage the ladies to show up.

15-30-15 or better 10-52-10
I think there is also a fish based bloom buster out there on the market but it is a 0-10-10.

Might be limited choices there in the Azores.....
Good Luck

6/8/2004 8:07:53 PM

Azores,terceira Island

thanks for the input i will see what i can find

6/9/2004 2:54:01 AM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

I also have some of these flowers. Should they be picked off or just left alone?

6/10/2004 2:02:23 PM

Edmonton, Canada

They should be left alone. These are the male flowers that will hopefully pollinate the female flowers.

6/10/2004 2:19:10 PM

northern indiana

The males show up to the party early. This encourages the bees to find your plants so when the females show up there will be pollenators. The female is receptive only for a short time. You will quickly learn how to tell the day before a female is going to open the next morning. Then for the first few hours after opening she will be receptive to pollenation. Watch your males as they develop and finally open for the first time. The females look the same except for the pumpkin at thier base.
Eric

6/11/2004 9:08:47 PM

Azores,terceira Island

thanks for the insight i wil be keeping an eye on those flowers cause i really haven't seen many bees buzzin around

6/11/2004 9:36:06 PM