Beginner Gardening: 2015 Grow-Along Challenge: Squash Wars - Roll Call!, 4 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
This morning, those that were planted in containers look great.
1. Male pumpkin flower
2. Female pumpkin flower bud; I'll watch and see how long it takes before the flower become mature.
3. Calabash leave, the vine is slightly larger in circumference compare to pumpkin. (Flowers will be white -- some varieties their flowers open at night, other open in the morning).
4. It's difficult to tell between the calabash and the pumpkin's vines characteristic, unless one feels the texture of their vines. a) Pumpkin vine "spines" are hard and "thorny" to the touch. Where as b) Calabash "spines" are soft and fussy to the touch.