also, if i hand pollinate and bees do also, is that bad? should i let the bees or do it myself or both

both, you first. its 7:30 am you should be done having pumpkin sex.

i went out there at 8 and pollinated it. as soon as i finished bees were coming to do their thing. hopefully it takes

OMG after checking on her tonight, she has doubled in size already! hopefully this is a good sign and the heat doesnt kill her. only thing i'm concerned about, is the petal was torn, is that an issue? its as if something tore the side of it.

the torn petal isnt a factor. sounds like your pregnant.

she's doing good so far! about the size of a large kiwi. i did find tiny black bugs(beetles i assume) crawling all over the leaves(not the fruit though) so i flicked them off. i need to find out how to kill them

please go here. i started a blog to make it easier.

i found more bugs tonight :(
http://amyeic365.blog.com/2011/07/30/july-29/