Johnny wrote in
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On May 21, 7:22 am, FragileWarrior
wrote:
Ron H. in West Central Wisconsin
Are you worried about cross-pollination? Don't. Unless you save the
seeds to plant next year, it won't matter.
Please tell me more about cross-pollination. Sounds interesting.
Thanks,
Johnny
Short answer is that the seed you just planted already contains the DNA
hard-wiring for this year's crop. A pumpkin will just be a pumpkin no
matter what it is planted next to. However, if you plant it close to
another vegetable that can cross-pollinate with it, the seeds *from the
cross-pollination* will no longer be a pumpkin. If you save and plant
them next year, you will get some hybrid off-spring that probably won't
make you too happy.
Here's a thread that goes into some of the aspects of cross-pollination:
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...503129055.html