Is it normal for my pumpkin plants to still be only flowers?

October 25th, 2008 | by admin |

  1. 2 Responses to “Is it normal for my pumpkin plants to still be only flowers?”

  2. By addiesbubbe on Oct 26, 2008 | Reply

    Make sure to check them in the early morning sun. Once the temp starts going up, the flowers close. I don’t know where you live at but I’m from NW Ohio and pumpkins usually come on in late July/early August. You can try hand polinating. Take a q-tip and rub the male flowers “penis”, then rub it on the inside of the female flower. Here’s how to tell the difference: The first link is a male and the second a female.

  3. By Nic K on Oct 27, 2008 | Reply

    the female will have a ‘baby pumpkin’ behind flower
    (which dies if not pollinated)
    the male is on a longer stem
    could just brush the male flower
    into the female

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