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Burt NY

who cuts the main vine at the pumpkin

8/18/2004 7:19:02 PM

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After the pumpkin?

8/18/2004 7:38:23 PM

Burt NY

yes right after the the pumpkin

8/18/2004 7:44:59 PM

In the shade - PDX, OR

Saw a couple of examples of this on tour.

I know of a few examples where this technique has produced 1K + pounders. Joel Holland and Craig Sandvik come to mind.


Hey Cape Cod Steve is there a trailing vine on you 1016 Daletas? From that last pic in your diary it looks like it's gone.

8/18/2004 8:08:17 PM

Western NY

i did it with 2 of mine this year. no stem stress tio worry about, but you want to make sure it's a good set!

8/18/2004 9:54:27 PM

Commack, NY

i did it last year, and the year before.

8/18/2004 10:05:05 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

I've got only the pumpkin and the main vine growing(all else is terminated). Is there much risk of cutting the main vine, and putting all the energy into the pumpkin? Do you think it will help significantly in the growth rate.
My pumpkin is 77" circumference on day 29. It grew 3 3/4" circumference in the last day(16 lbs), and cooler weather is forecasted for several days(highs in 70's, some lows in the 40's).
Only fertilization I'll do is twice a week foliar feeding, and a once a week, at most, soil drench with Neptune's Fish and Kelp.
I'm thinking I might as well cut off the main. Anyone against this? The main is about 12' past the pumpkin.

Doug

8/18/2004 11:24:54 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I've done it depending on the situation, but none were ever worthy of a ribbon, etc.

8/19/2004 12:13:58 AM

Vancouver, White Rock, Canada

Doug, I hack the main when it's about 15' past the fruit, and I've heard many other do this, too, as nobody can really say for sure that the leaves farther out than this actually contribute anything to the fruit.

8/19/2004 1:12:50 PM

Walkerton Ont

HI Mr McClew I will let you know, i have a plant that is shitty, and the main vine runs out at least 20 feet and there comes the pumpkin, the pumpkin was in a bad position so i cut off the main vine going past the pumpkin now there is no vines past the pumpkin. I decided to keep the pumpkin on the main vine as the secondaries wernt that good, it is now 25 inches cir grew 3 inches cir in one day, its starting to take off now, pushing the 0 0 60 and the calcium nitrate 15 .5 - 0 - 0 in a ratio 2 to 1, i was told to do this, i am now not using the 20 20 20 as i was told not to use it at all or i will bung the plant up

8/19/2004 5:20:52 PM

New Brunswick

20 20 20 Bung the plant up????? can you tell me what that means as I am using it daily

8/22/2004 9:45:07 PM