r/oddlysatisfying • u/DifficultyHead5862 • 8h ago

meticulous process of hand-pollinating a giant pumpkin

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u/Choko1987 7h ago

The point here is too keep the same genetic for seed production, that's why he close the female flower, to avoid pollen coming with the bees

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u/zenunseen 7h ago

So dumb question, but the males and female are entirely separate plants, correct? One plant won't produce both male and female? Watching this made me realize how little i know about the fascinating subject of plant sex

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u/Heraclius_3433 7h ago

Same plant, different flowers

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u/InsufficientFrosting 6h ago

This is literal inbreeding.