Holy Cow you have rain? What does it look like?? My grass is now a lovely color of dead. Do you think it is too late for me to start to grow my own pumpkins?? I thougt the package told me to start in mid June.
Skullie.
Yes yellow moon, there are always a lot more males than females, and the males start earlier, the females are actually a bit littler, and at the base where there is a stem, there is what will hopefully be a baby pumpkin.you should be able to see it. I self pollinate, I am not a expert or any thing, am still learning. I have seedlings coming up, I didn't pre start mine, hopefully they will be ok, it's been such a weird cold spring!
Yeap Beth is right the male flowers come first 1-2 weeks before the females and when you think you will never get a female flower BAM! Like Beth said at the base of the flower it looks like a baby pumpkin you cant miss it....But remember if you self pollinate like us you are going to need to be there when they open bright and early when the sun rises b/c when they close and if no bees pollinated it once it closes its gone for good. Id say get there right before sun rises you only have a few hours to self pollinate. Heres what i do i pick the male flower and peel off the pedals very carefully leaving just the stamen then rub it carefully all over the multi segment stigma of the female flower. (I hope i got my flower part names right lol)
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ToeTag, that is what I do too, it makes running around in the morning hectic, I check the night before, have gotten pretty good at telling if it is ready to open,
Mine had a male flower this morning! its on 
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