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New Brunswick

I was reading Tillers post where he saved his culls by severing the vine they are on. I have two pumpkins...and two only...no small ones on a 945 Van. One is a 100 pound square pumpkin, the other a much smaller round one (about 2/3s the size.) Can I completely sever the vine the smaller one is on without shocking the plant and causing the other one to grow too fast and split? Would I do this all at once? Does that vine not provide nourishment to the main plant as well? I can't seem to find anything about this in my growers book.

8/15/2003 8:07:30 AM

Nova Scotia

check boily's diary he did it with much success by severing a 1/4 through vine daily.

8/15/2003 9:10:03 AM

Sequim, WA

I'll let you know later today after I get down to the patch to ferilize and spray.

8/16/2003 2:48:35 PM

Sequim, WA

Looking good so far, culled vine fruit growing, albeit slowly, and nothing blowing up on the main vines yet. Knock on wood. I'm glad I have so many plants going though, I can afford to lose a couple.

8/17/2003 3:46:59 AM