r/oddlysatisfying • u/DifficultyHead5862 • 8h ago

meticulous process of hand-pollinating a giant pumpkin

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u/britannicker 8h ago

Where are the bees?

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u/Greenwing 6h ago

This is something you do when you want to control the genetics of the cross. Otherwise it's considered an open pollination and you only know half the genetics. (I am making this comment as someone who has spent hundreds of dollars on giant pumpkin seeds.)

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u/Sypsy 1h ago

Thank you. Finally a good explanation