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Somewhere in North Carolina

what is main vine breakage? a split in the vine? also can it be prevented?

4/29/2002 4:26:02 PM

Utah

i think of a vine split as length wise along the vine and
a break perpendicular to a vine split.
main vines can break early on if they are reaching toward
the sky and then they break when they get to long and
fall over.
or they can break when one is training or moving the
vine. the tip of the vine is especially vulnerable since
it is young, tender and small. I didn't this one... and i know of other who have too. it's no fun. but you can
still grow a pumpkin on secondary. but generally the bigger
ones are on the main vine.

prevention....
be careful !!!
if you have opnce reaching for the sky... support it.

don't train/move your plants in the morning when they
are cooler and more brittle than they would be later
in the day.

move gingerly around your plants...

4/29/2002 4:43:15 PM

bloomington IN.

excellent advice qt!

4/30/2002 1:06:25 AM