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Manitoba

My pumpkin plant is still producing very many males. Should I cut them off while they are still flower buds, so that they don't take up nutrients? Thanks! My fruit is now 17 Days After Pollinating. Wow.

7/30/2015 11:03:04 AM

Central NY

Consensus seems be to try all pluck them all off...I try but there's always something more productive to be doing in the patch ...some go unnoticed ...just keep an eye out that they don't spread rot(ie.. Land on a vine and rot)

7/30/2015 11:10:15 AM

Manitoba

Tks, Porkchop.

I wish we could comment directly on the grower diaries. I saw some funny things written there (the photos, too!) that deserve giant LOLs.

7/30/2015 11:18:45 AM

President - GPC

Yup no sense the plant spending energy on flowers that are not needed. Besides since most of us spray non friendly Bee cide.. I like to have no flowers for them to go after... makeZ me feel Im at least trying to save the bees some...

7/30/2015 11:47:36 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

I'm starting to cut off male flowers too, but it is a big job. And a good way to get stung if the flower is open and full of bees. The flowers really attract the cucumber beetles and I don't want those bugs around. The only one I have seen so far was in a male flower.

7/30/2015 12:46:22 PM

President - GPC

Cut them off when you do your TertZ...before the plant spends time growing them.... One Fell Swoop

7/31/2015 4:56:49 PM

Manitoba

Thanks. But, but, there's so many...

7/31/2015 9:03:53 PM