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San Luis Obispo Ca

Well! My Son and I were spreading mulch throughout the back yard today. The first thing I told my Son when he showed up to help was WATCH OUT FOR MY PUMPKINS! Well, quess what, he hit my best pumpkin main vine with a shovel and split it. This the second time this year I have had a serious problem with main vines. The first break happened when the wind was very strong and blew my vine all over the back yard and it split, now this. I tried to wrap the wound, wish me luck, this year has been a challenge.

6/18/2004 9:21:27 PM

Cologne / Germany

That´s why noone is allowed to work closer than 3 feet around my plants. I always appreciate family help when it comes to weeding or digging in the patch, but the plant is my job. If anything happens I can be shure it was my fault - noone to bear the blame except me:)

6/19/2004 5:18:54 AM

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How old is your son? Mike is 7 & he is the best tendril pincher I know.

6/19/2004 7:48:17 AM

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"Mine" is 7. His name isn't Mike.

6/19/2004 7:48:44 AM

San Luis Obispo Ca

He is 22 and a dedicated student at UC Santa Cruz. He is studying Evolutionary Ecoclogy. He is a good young man, but lost his focus and my pumpkin paid for it. I still love him though, DARN!

6/19/2004 11:55:56 AM

Ohio

Cheese,
What do you use to put on the main vine when it split?, just wondering cause I was bending my vine to do the S pattern and it has a tiny split, I tried to do the S in two days, This is the only way ill learn i guess, I cant be perfect in my first year i have found out. Many more Flub ups to come!!,lol
Hope your plant makes it cheese.
Brooks

6/20/2004 5:43:07 AM

Ohio

Oh, and one more thing,,,,, Its funny when you see something wrong with your plants, like a split, mold, svb, bugs ect, panic sets in, butterflys hit your stomack and you find yourself cussing kinda loud. After that is over comes depression and the long stare, the cussing still continues but now its down to a whisper.

I Bet there is alot of pumpkin growers on some kind of mood medication, if so can you please tell me how much i should take and does talking to a counslor help?,lol

6/20/2004 5:56:02 AM

Indiana

were you the one that wrapped the main with dental floss? time to take that off so it dont restrict the main?

Tom

6/20/2004 8:12:27 AM

Brillion Wisconsin

Mood medication precription, small pumpkin plant problems usually can be treated with a few beers. Major plant problems require whiskey. Wine works also but you get funny looks from neighbors when your looking at your pumpkin plant with a glass of Merlot in hand.

6/20/2004 9:59:11 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

It sucks and all but remember...it's just pumpkins!

6/20/2004 10:59:05 AM

San Luis Obispo Ca

I wraped first with gardners green tye off tape. Then wraped with good ol duct tape. it is working very well and vine is growing along great. One of my other AG's, that I thought was a dud, is starting to be the star of the group. Goes to show, don't put all eggs in one basket?

6/20/2004 12:25:34 PM

Ohio

cheese, I gotta freakin vine split today, 3 inches from the stump,its been there a while i just never noticed it till today, Danggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!I gotta female on that plant too ready to be polinated at about 13 feet out, wonder if it will make it still? You think silcone will work? duct tape sounds good,lol

6/21/2004 10:38:35 PM