Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

[R2elk]

Hand pollination of the first female blossom was a failure.

Day 1

Day 5

Second try at hand pollination was done using a male blossom from a Big Moose pumpkin and was successful.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day4

Day 5

Day 7

 

[Sally PB]

 

[yttac16]

Following! Can't wait to see how they turn out

 

[R2elk]

Following! Can't wait to see how they turn out

I didn't get the seeds started as early as I wanted to so it may not make it through in time. They are stated to need 125 days to maturity which is longer than my growing season is.

It is visibly bigger this morning than it was yesterday afternoon.

I have a Big Moose that I fertilized with a male blossom from the Giant days later which is growing even faster than the Giant. It has a top end of about 125 lbs. and only needs 95 days to maturity.

 

[Kiki]

 

[NanaK]

 

[R2elk]

Day 9

Removed 2 female buds from this vine.

Hand pollinated another female blossom on another vine. If it takes, it will be #3.

With a male blossom from vine 1.

Number 2 on day 5.

 

[Insnesnakos]

These look great! I didn't even know hand pollination was a thing. Can't wait to see how they will be later in the year.

 

[R2elk]

These look great! I didn't even know hand pollination was a thing. Can't wait to see how they will be later in the year.

Take a small soft brush, gently collect the pollen fron a male blossom and gently "paint" the pollen onto the pistils of the female blossom.

 

[R2elk]

#1 day 12

#2 day 8

#3 day 4