Dang, if that be the case I'll have to cancel the plan to give each
of the grandkids a pumpkin to carve come Halloween. Guess I'll keep
'em for pie and pumpkin ale. Is there any way to determine whether
they're jack-o-lantern or pie pumpkins?


We've grown both. Pie pumpkins are smaller, more round, and are
thicker on the inside (more "meat"). Jack-0-lanters are taller and
more oblong.

I've had that problem, too, with tiny pumpkins falling off. I solved
it by hand-pollinating the female flowers. Ended up with more pumpkins
than I knew what to do with.

Good luck with your pumpkins.

LeAnn

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