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Hamilton, MT

Once you have as many fruits set as desired, do you:

Systematically remove all flowers?

Just female flowers?

Or not bother with any flower removal?

Just curious....Kim

7/28/2004 9:50:36 PM

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I try to remove eveything. But that's like mowing the lawn with scissors & I never get them all. I'm sure it would help to get them all early. I just can't make that much time unless I worked on the under lights.......Hmmmmmm....

7/28/2004 10:04:36 PM

Deer Park, WI

Once fruit are set, i remove both males and females from my growing secondaries. I dont go back and remove older males, just prevent the new ones from growing. I figger every ounce of energy should be focused on 3 sinks after fruit set- filling out the remaining patch with your secondaries, root development (both secondary and crown), and most importantly Fruit growth.

7/29/2004 9:07:51 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Flowers= Cucumber beetles

7/29/2004 11:07:50 AM

Cincinnati,OH

I remove as many flowers as reasonably possible. Mostly so that the insects aren't attracted to the flowers.

7/29/2004 3:48:15 PM