male must be present. now with pumpkins, i can brush the pollen from a male to the female. so, in essence, the male doesn't need to be physically present (but needs to be somewhere).
unless you're some sort of mad scientist and know something we don't know, you need the male.
booch Reviewed by booch on . probably a stupid question This is probably a stupid question, but will a female produce seeds without being pollenated at all? does a male have to be present for any seeds to appear? Rating: 5