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San Luis Obispo Ca

I have two great looking females of equal size and growth patterns. These girls are on the same plant, they do not , however, share the same vine. Both are out 12ft+ and doing very well. What to do? Which one goes? Or do I keep both and have double the trouble for Tricker Treaters?

7/18/2004 12:33:11 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

I guess that depends on your risk tollerance. I have been keeping 2 fruit per plant using one as a back-up just in case something goes wrong. If you only have one plant, I would keep 2 fruit so that you can sleep at night. I have seen too many people go with just one plant and one fruit to end up with nothing a halloween time.

Glenn

7/18/2004 12:41:10 PM

San Luis Obispo Ca

I forgot to mention that i do have another AG plant with one started and doing great. So in all, I have three pumpkins, two plants, with two on one plant and the lone pumpkin is way ahead of the other two, OTT that is. What to do?

7/18/2004 3:38:02 PM

New Brunswick

I agree with leaving the two fruit on the plant. Last year, I had one plant that aborted one of its two pumpkins and the other went down to stem rot at about 150 pounds. I say a "bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"...keep both. I have the same dilema with one of my growing areas. It has two plants back to back...both growing in the opposite direction to each other. Both beautiful plants. And, remembering what happened to that plant last year that ended up producing absolutely nothing....what do I do???

7/19/2004 7:53:08 AM

Southern WI

YES ! Keep them both as long as you can. Pumpkins and Murphys' Law are one in the same !

7/19/2004 11:55:51 AM