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Omaha, NE

Just wanted to get some feedback from everyone around here. Since my major pruning job, I have had lots of new growth, I want and need the leaves, but have justed removing the budding flowers (male and female) before they bloom on the two plants that I have pumpkins already, to keep all of the nutrients going to the pumpkin. Is this a good or bad thing to do?

8/5/2001 1:02:34 PM

Utah

most growers i know don't prune their male flowers- i think
mainly becaue it takes a lot of time, and they don't think that pruning them will make a difference in their pumpkins size.
but most growers get around to cutting off the females sooner or later.
Gordon

8/6/2001 10:18:02 AM