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Pennock Minnesota

First of all, I pollinated a female blossom on the secound of july and it began to grow. It reached the size of a base ball then stopped. Now it appears almost to be shrinking.Was this improper pollination? I used three males to pollinate. Secoundly when should I pinch back my vines. The plant now is huge and I have plenty of room for it to keep growing. It has been thriving in the rainy hot central minnesota weather and grows about a foot in every directin about every day.

7/13/2000 12:03:24 PM

Connecticut, USA

If the fruit turns white and dull then it has aborted and will soften and drop off. You can start pruning vines at any time. I have been pruning right from the start. I am removing every other secondary vine and all tertiary vines. Basically you don't want the plant to run wild with vines criss-crossing all over the place. This would be impossible to spray properly.

7/13/2000 3:10:58 PM