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Edmonton, 53.5N, 113.6W

I only have one plant. Males were very late to bloom now they all look like this:
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=276633

Anyone ever see this before?

I think it may be time to pull the plant and call it a season...

7/6/2017 1:33:46 PM

aurora, IL

What are you feeding your plant? You could be missing phosphorous and potassium.

7/6/2017 2:36:25 PM

Western NY

You'll know soon enough. The pics don't look good, similar to sterile ones I've had, but mine were always more like this: http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=242139.

If your females don't make it much past day 10 or so, it's sterile for sure.

7/6/2017 2:56:13 PM

Edmonton, 53.5N, 113.6W

The plant is healthy and the females look good. I have no way to know if the baby 'kins abort since I have nothing to pollinate with.

I've been feeding it 20-20-20 water soluble. No soil test but I doubt it's a soil issue - looks more genetic to me. I'll post a couple more pictures.

7/6/2017 4:06:20 PM

Merrimack NH

If your males have no pollen, it's a sterile plant.

7/6/2017 4:06:37 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

You can always let the bees do there thing and get a fruit.

7/6/2017 5:11:24 PM

Wixom MI.

Are you sure their is no pollen on them. I know they are deformed but they may still have pollen on them ?

7/6/2017 5:35:10 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

2 years ago I planted a seed from the 233 House Cinderella pumpkin. It never produced a single male flower. It looks like yours is sterile. Genetic mutations happen in all species.

7/6/2017 5:37:08 PM

Colorado

Looks like theres three strands of possible pollen tissue on the out side-flick newly opened flowers on a white plate and see if any pollen shakes out

7/6/2017 5:57:55 PM

Edmonton, 53.5N, 113.6W

No pollen on these things.

7/6/2017 7:38:27 PM

Springfield, VT

It doesn't look like male sterility, if it was there would be nothing in the flowers and not many of them. It is some sort of mutation. Try males from another plant if available.

7/7/2017 8:12:42 AM

Boscawen, NH

They do not look like your typical male flower from a male sterile plant but look more like hermaphrodite flowers with both stamens and pistil in the same flower. That at times will happen with a flower or two during stressful weather but I've never seen an entire plant with them.

7/7/2017 8:12:59 AM

Wisconsin

Dang thats weird i hope u can find some pollen from another grower and save the season, maybe it will come out of it, id blame the previous grower on his open pollination

7/7/2017 11:38:48 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Stop using 20 20 20 during pollenation first of all ..... and I would flush patch with a lot of water or rain then hit them hard with a bloom booster that rush of phosphorus does change a plants attitude...

7/7/2017 11:07:19 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Heavy nitrogen.... kins will feed on it like a kid in a candy store you need to tell it what to do

7/7/2017 11:08:14 PM