Hand-Pollinating Pumpkins: The Results Are In

It has been four days since I hand-pollinated two pumpkin blossoms on Thursday morning. I am pleased to announce that.... IT WORKED!!!!

Pumpkin A has grown considerably over the last four days, making me so glad that I did not sneak a peek ahead of time!

Just look at this little fella! Such lovely dark green lines on him, and looking like he's going to be an oblong little fella before we know it. :) 

This one has at least tripled in size! 

Again, YAAAAY!!!! WE DID IT!!! 

Pumpkin B is a little bit larger, and a little bit lighter green. Both of these little guys look deceptively like watermelon at the moment, but I promise you they are not. :) 

I could not be happier with the results of our little science experiment! Imagine that, dust a little pollen in the blossom and four days later you have actual baby pumpkins!! :)

You can bet your boots that I will be hand-pollinating every single female blossom I come into contact with after this. Our first plant (which I left to nature) did nothing at all. :/ The ovary simply dried up and fell off. 

This way is much more fun and productive.