Pumpkin TROUBLE

[Pharmer Phil]

Had ONE pumpkin, got about volleyball size and sit there....neva a good thing.
Yesterday, the blossom end was shrunken...SO,
Now, I am faced with a dilema

Have three females that WILL OPEN TODAY...
But, Hot weather is not condusive to pollination of these monsters...

My only hope is that the flowers open before it gets to warm.
Sun isn't on the punkies yet, it is now:
6:41 75°...don't look good pholks. and itsa gonna get

Temp...triple digits, heat index ...around 115

Wish me Luck Pholks, I still have time fer the October weigh-of sbout an hour from here......

[douglas]

Someone showed me that if you freeze water in some bottles or jugs and place them around yer female flower with some shelter er covering it should knock down the temps a bit

[Pharmer Phil]

Hey Doug, I remember readin' that Now, thanx fer the reminder Bro ...Ya kick started me Brain...now ta freeze sum wata!

[douglas]

You go bro but don't use sunny delite bottles

[jeanette]

i can't even get a girl.. it's really really hot here too but we are in a little pocket of unfortunates who keep missing the rain...

i water him to the point of being grounded from using the hose ;D ;D it just isn't enough for poor poor Bob...

[douglas]

I almost have to water two times a day just to keep things going

[Pharmer Phil]

Well it Topped off at 99, didn't get triples, so dey were WRONG...well, a lil
I hope they are right about the rains a comin tomorrow.

It's been such a weird year for me

First..Jus like Jeanette's luck...no female flowers

then:

HAIL

SO, those lil holes in my leaves...HAIL DAMAGE
OR SO I AS_UMED

THEN I NOTICED THIS YELLOW TINGED LEAF

Which in ReAlItY was IS......ANGULAR SPOTNOT hail damage
THEN FINALLY A FEMALE
..POLINATION COMPLETE!!
NURTURED IT
Buried da vines
Stood GAURD oe'r it

YESTERDAY, she went Mushy....Then since it is so PHREAKIN" hot...it's a crap shoot about this mornings Pollinatin'

And yes I DID make a shelter Douglas, I didn't have any water jugs frozen, so I ...Ummm...Inprovised with soma dat "QUESTIONABLE FROZEN GOODIES OF UNKNOWN PROCESS DATE"

THANKS FER DA REMINDER DOUGLAS!!

[Pharmer Phil]

SO HOPEFULLY YOU PHEEL BETTER NOW JEANETTE< SOME YEAR"S YA FEEL LIKE A NUT>........
Most years Ya are

[jeanette]

i just can't hose enough water out there, i will say i got lots of bees, i thought i killed them with all the sevin i sprayed to keep out the svbs, which incidently did not detour them...

[douglas]

Best time to use sevin is in the evening when da phlowers are closed up
I would place a lil straw around O bob to keep him moist on hot days

More power to ya bro, hope you have alot of male phlowers hope all goes as planned
We did have some hail this late spring but were pea size, thought it was all over with after dat

Had a big wind a few days back and lost one of my best sunflowers