I’m growing a Big Max pumpkin this year. This is my second year gardening and first time trying to grow a pumpkin.
Does anyone know if this is a male or female flower? I think I’m supposed to seal the female ones until later but also think I remember reading the male ones come first.
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You can generally tell by how the flower is attached; male flowers will be right off the stem while female flowers will have a little bulb at the base. You may wish to cut back the flowers that are there currently, to encourage more vegetative growth. Getting a fruit to maturity is energy intensive for plants, and more leaves means more energy to make them when the plant grows a new set of flowers.
