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• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Since OP only has one plant, should they self-pollinate it with a paintbrush? It won’t aquire genetic diversity but it should produce a pumpkin or two, right?

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  • Sal@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    My plan is to remove the petals from the freshest male flower available and rub that directly.

    I store the previous set of male flowers in a cup with a bit of water in the fridge :

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    If I don’t pick a male flower, the next day it looks like this:

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    I did this in case that the male flowers would stop coming out when the females came. But I think my worry was not warranted… because the plant is swarming with male flowers. That’s why I have begun cooking them.

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    I am still not sure of whether I will pollinate a single flower to try to grow a large pumpkin, or if I will go for multiple pumpkins.

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    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Maybe 2, an heir and a spare like a royal family

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