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Vancouver Island, British Columbia

This one was going to open tomorrow or the next day. I didn’t want it so I snapped it off and peeled back the pedals and it’s a 3 lober..

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=292680

Is this common? I’ve never seen one before

7/1/2018 9:26:06 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

A few years ago, I pollinated a 3 lober for my 150 sq ft plant. Before going with it, I did quite a bit of research on what growers thought of them. The decade old thinking was...3 lobes not good, then it changed and a few growers set personal bests on 3 lobes. After growing a 3 lober, i am not sure i would do it again. I had a reasonable weight 704 pounds in 150 sq feet, but the shape was rather strange. My result is probably not typical of all 3 lobers.

7/1/2018 9:38:05 PM

stoughton WI

i have a3 lober going right now, its volleyball size on day 12

7/1/2018 10:13:02 PM

Western Massachusetts

Less lobes = thicker walls between the ribs of fruit. More lobes = thinner walls between ribs of fruit.

3 lobes typically results in a weird shape.

4 lobes is usually a longer, shorter, more of a square shape fruit.

5 lobes generally produces a taller fruit than a 4 lobe.

In the end, it doesn't really seem to matter and every fruit is different.

7/1/2018 11:06:58 PM

Colorado

I had a nice fruit on a three lober on a 1421stelts years ago-It was my biggest pumpkin that year.1204# with a nice shape. the plant threw mostly 4 lobers but this was 3 was on the main and it was go time-I believe the next female was 3 lobes or weak looking so I went with the first one. A friend went with a three lober years ago on a 867 mombert plant.Longish genetics to start with and he had the biggest orange pickle/torpedo shaped fruit ive ever seen.

7/2/2018 1:20:15 PM

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Very interesting .. thanks!

7/2/2018 11:21:14 PM

Michigan,up North

going with 3 lobes this year 5dap size of a softball,threes acaompany,looked up there been 5 big ones grown of a 3 lobes,matt d 1353,steav sperry 1520,gansert 1287 ,1208 checken, http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=351278

7/4/2018 10:29:54 PM