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Storm broke vine tip off the main the only good
news is i have a female on the main about 7 inches before the break, its the only female i have on the main vine. I just hope it pollunates.Iwont have to worry about vine stress since the pumpkin will be on the end,lol, any suggestions how to run my vines now since the main broke off with a female still in great shape? should i use the next secondary as my main? how do you think this will effect growth?

6/14/2004 5:26:51 PM

Ohio

I forgot to add that the female on the main vine is out about 7 feet.

6/14/2004 5:29:12 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Train one of the secondaries behind your break as a main

6/14/2004 6:18:28 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

I think it will work out fine,using a secondary as the new main,its happend to -many a grower in the past.good luck.John

6/14/2004 6:19:29 PM

Ohio

ok thanks, i just hope i get the female to pollunate. should i train my next secondary as my main vine, or take the biggest one for my main, just seems better to take the one closest to the break, but its not as big as my back secondaries vines.

6/14/2004 7:46:24 PM

Ohio

oh and one more thing,lol, now that the main broke off there is a hole at the tip going all the way inside, can i patch this with something so bugs dont crall down inside it?

6/14/2004 8:00:38 PM

Joliet, IL

i broke my main at about 8' last year about 6" past
my only female blossum and it became my personal best
at 487.5 pounds and would have gone heavier than that
if the svb didn't take me down on day 45 on my main
vine at the stump. it grew fine. i trained the
3 secondaries on each side right behind the blossum
in trident shape or like a pitchfork, out and around
enough area for the pumpkin to grow in. that way i
filled out the patch with more leaves still technically
behind the pumpkin on the broken main. if that blossum
doesn't take you can take one of those secondaries,
the stoutest one, and extend it down and around to become
your new main. you can see my 2003 diary for pictures.
shazzy

6/14/2004 10:07:43 PM

Herndon, VA

I'd take the secondary that's closest to the break and train it as the primary. Over time it should thicken up and become your new main. Hopefully you haven't pruned the tertiaries off yet, they're your new secondaries!

6/14/2004 11:18:13 PM

Puyallup, WA

I got an 800 pounder off a "redirected" secondary after the tip of the main broke off. Would you be happy with that
SlyChit?

6/15/2004 1:04:00 AM

Ohio

Shazzy, Mine looks like exactly like your 2003 pic,lol thanks everyone,
Sly (Brooks)

6/15/2004 5:03:29 AM

Kenyon, Mn.

Sounds Like Ya been Busy there Brooks, Hang in there buddy, had some odd ball happenin's myself

6/15/2004 7:04:47 AM

Cincinnati,OH

I would train that last secondary and let the plant get bigger before fruit set. I generally set fruit the 1st week of July and could easily go 2 more weeks.

6/15/2004 6:40:05 PM