Re: Hunt 991 and double side vines off of same place on main vine
Barb,
Go for it . Maybe its a desirable genetic trait and we will all want to grow
the 991. andrew
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From: <COMPUTRESE@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: April 10, 2000 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: Hunt 991 and double side vines off of same place on main vine
> In a message dated 04/10/2000 5:29:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> apapez@home.com writes:
>
> << George LLoyd told me last year some people
> experienced problems like yours before. Its called flat vining were it
sends
> multiple runneres out, it sounds from your message that yours occured on
the
> main which is the most common and you preceded to use one of your
secondary
> mains to keep the plant going. >>
>
> Andrew and others:
>
> The flat or ribbon vine syndrome of this plant was "cured" when I whacked
off
> the main at 3 ft. from the stump very early in the vining stage. After
that,
> the pairs of side vines really intrigued me as I have not seen two side
vines
> coming from the same leaf axil on the same side of the main. As the plant
> gets larger, more pairs develop. The plant is really stable, no problems,
> except the tendency to snarl. The tendrils reach out and grab the other
vine,
> making this plant higher maintenance. The tendrils can restrict growth
enough
> to cause broken leaf stems and vine splits
>
> Thanks for your message. I know this plant will produce a fine pumpkin,
it's
> just growing in an alternative manner under very unusual circumstances.
This
> Hunt 991 is a plant with character!
>
> Barb
>
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