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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jul 26, 2005 18:34:41 GMT -6
That Got yer attention Huh..... :  : Well the story is: I have to be at work in the morning..... I have a Perfect Female , at the Perfect spot, on the 603 needham...POLLINATION A MUST, Timing a factor, the equation works out as: ...........................................
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Post by lilsparrow on Jul 26, 2005 19:12:43 GMT -6
Go for it Laura! You can do it! Then, Phil, you start yer...ahem...cough, cough thing, and go home sick, and finish the job off!!! : : |
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Post by DougfromMN on Jul 26, 2005 19:52:03 GMT -6
You can do it Laura.
I hope it grows into a monster for you, Phil and Laura.
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Post by Songbird on Jul 26, 2005 20:30:17 GMT -6
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Post by mckenzygirl on Jul 27, 2005 15:19:39 GMT -6
What the heck are you guys talking about? Sex or pumpkins?  Laura whatever it is phil wants you to do, it sounds like an "EEEeeeeewwwwww Job!"   |
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Post by jeanette on Jul 27, 2005 15:43:44 GMT -6
i did it!! it was easy...
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Post by mckenzygirl on Jul 27, 2005 15:46:31 GMT -6
What did you do Jeanette? |
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Post by DougfromMN on Jul 27, 2005 16:21:25 GMT -6
It was just an innocent pollination job, I'm sure. The bee's do it as well, but Phil either wanted to make sure(in case the bee's were elsewhere), or he wanted a controlled cross, so the genetics of his seeds are known. Doug
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Post by mckenzygirl on Jul 27, 2005 19:42:50 GMT -6
Oh My gosh, so that's what y'all were talking about? : : Now I wish we had a smiley for being embarrassed! So next year,when I am growing my first gient pumpkin, I have to know how to pollinate the pumpkin flower? Can the bees just do it, or is it better to pollinate the flower yourself? |
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Post by douglas on Jul 27, 2005 20:00:55 GMT -6
Well if you do it yerself you can have pure seed for next year, but if the bees do it you can never tell what they will be next year |
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Post by mckenzygirl on Jul 27, 2005 20:33:50 GMT -6
Ah thank-you for explaining that Doug! Now I understand!  I have so much to learn about gardening, and now growing giant pumpkins. |
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Post by jeanette on Jul 27, 2005 23:26:42 GMT -6
hey mckenzy what did you think i did?  : : : : : : |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jul 28, 2005 2:20:25 GMT -6
Yep MickyG.. .We can show you, or tell you how to do it......: : |
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Post by douglas on Jul 28, 2005 4:52:23 GMT -6
The birds and the bees ;D
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Post by mckenzygirl on Jul 28, 2005 5:28:00 GMT -6
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Post by Songbird on Jul 28, 2005 8:15:38 GMT -6
this one kinda works  |
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Post by DougfromMN on Aug 1, 2005 11:27:02 GMT -6
Laura or Phil,
Does it look like the pollination was successful?
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Aug 1, 2005 15:21:26 GMT -6
Yes it was a success Doug, However the blossom was reluctant to open, and I had to do it the next day!
But, Laura got her first this morning on the beachy F21 hybrid, she said it had possibly 10 lobes! It was a biggy, but was about to open last night,so she caught it early this morning. I think she had 4 cooperative males on the f21 to use.!
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Post by Laura on Aug 2, 2005 5:37:45 GMT -6
The one I did yesterday morning was a BEAUTY!!
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Post by mckenzygirl on Aug 3, 2005 10:03:07 GMT -6
Is there anyway you could post pics of this of what y'all are talking about?  |
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