Illustration of how pumpkins are pollinated

Pumpkins are dioecious plants. Natural pollination of pumpkins is mainly accomplished with the help of bees and other insects. Nowadays, many gardeners have little insect activity when planting on their balconies, so they resort to artificial pollination. Artificial pollination of pumpkins is very simple. Below is an illustration of the steps for pumpkin pollination.

Pumpkins are monoecious. There are two types of flowers on each seedling: female and male flowers. Of course, only after the female and male flowers are pollinated and fertilized can the female flowers bear fruit. First, let’s get to know the female and male flowers of pumpkin. If pollination occurs, When I made a mistake, it was a joke, haha!

On the left is the male pumpkin flower and on the right is the female pumpkin flower

Peel off the petals of the male flower and place the stamens of the male flower on the stamens of the female flower. Apply lightly to allow the pollen grains to adhere to the stigma, completing the pollination process. Note: If pollination is not done on the day of flowering, the male flowers will lose their pollination function. Artificial pollination is best done in the morning, when female and male stamens grow most vigorously, with high fertilization rate and strong vitality. In nature, male flowers fall off after completing pollination and fertilization. Male flowers are also commonly known as "lying flowers" because they only bloom but do not bear fruit.

If there are many kinds of pumpkins in the area where you grow pumpkins, or if you don’t want the pumpkins you grow to hybridize, you must pollinate the pumpkins in time, otherwise they may be pollinated by hard-working bees and produce hybrids. Phenomenon.