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Appleton WI

Shows how much of a beginner I am...what does 3 or four lobes mean on a female flower? What is the differance?

9/23/2014 6:52:10 PM

Nottingham, UK

The best way to search the site is to do a little research using Google as most questions have been asked a dozen times over the years.

Type is some key words on google like this:

what difference does 3 or 4 lobes site:www.bigpumpkins.com

Then check the different links and modify your words if you have not found what you are looking for.

and if you still can't find what you want then post away

Good luck

9/23/2014 7:25:30 PM

Appleton WI

just learned that the more lobes 6 max to this date tells one that the more lobes, the bigger the kin will be...fascinating see what happens when you ask questions? John Appleton

9/23/2014 8:00:51 PM

Wixom MI.

Lobs= the number of section inside of a pumpkin. If you look closely at the pistol of the flower you can see the different sections in that flower and each section is refered to the number of lobs. Most pumpkins are 4-5 lob flowers. 6 lobs are far less common. Some believe the more lobs you have the better your chances are at a larger pumpkin. But their is no real evidance to back that.

9/23/2014 8:10:29 PM

Appleton WI

Thanks. J Hoepfner Appleton

9/23/2014 8:13:10 PM

Wisconsin

Hey John I noticed in your last post to Margaret that you were frustrated with your age and felt that your time was running out? Check out the post 3 down from this one! Great story, great inspiration and proof that its NEVER too late! Best of luck to you next year!

9/23/2014 9:50:04 PM

Eurasia

Forget your gun for a moment, please, dear wixom-grower!
That´s not a double-action revolver in a female flower...
... there just are pistils.
Each pistil is a lobe. And from each pistil there grows a pipeline for pollen to the placental areas, which also are seen as lobes and in the number of lobes.
Actually these placental areas are double-lobes, and each such double-lobe (like a single pistil is a double-lobe in the end too) segments the seed cavity.
But we do not say the word double-lobe: just one lobe.
In many cucurbitaceae you have well segmented sections truely dividing the great seed cavity in a number of spaces like lobes are.
In AGs there are seed packages around the inner wall in the number of lobes. But you clearly see the section walls without seed inbetween.
At stem-end and around the blossom-end your hardly can differ, to which lobe a seed belongs. And at the blossom end there often are smaller seeds, while at the stem end the best developed ones grow.
Although 5-lober fruits now are most common, I predict 6-lobers only growing future world records beyond the metric ton.
4-lobers are needed for my interspecific breeding with AGs.
With some luck I try to provoke nature for 7-lobers.

9/24/2014 10:05:05 AM

Appleton WI

Pumpkin Buck... where do I find Post 3?

9/24/2014 8:05:05 PM

Wisconsin

It is 3 lines down from your Lobes post in general discussion. Its title Adrien 90 years old still growing AG's.

9/24/2014 8:48:34 PM