Re: To terminate or not to terminate ???
Thanks. at what point do you recommend doing this?
I was forced to cut off the end of the main vine due
to sVB rot. This may be good luck since it may help
to create a larger fruit. Also the fruit that is
growing is the only one that has grown. I haven't had
to choose which one to keep because there is only
one.
Is this all part of a master plan? I hope so. The
pumpkin that IS growing is about 12 feet out on the
main vine.
--- LKNIKKI1@aol.com wrote:
>
> Mike
> The idea of terminating vine growth is to prune
> the tips of the secondaries
> and the primary not allowing the plant to produce
> future leaves. This tip is
> one of the meristematic sites where nutrients are
> focused to produce new
> growth. If you terminate the tips this neutrient
> flow will be directed to the
> other meristimic zones, which are the root tips and
> fruit. since the roots
> are 89% developed the energy will naturally be
> forced to the only meristimic
> zone left undeveloped. Through respiration these
> Phosphorous containing
> carbon compounds along with Auxins, cytokinins,
> gibberellins, abscisic acid ,
> and ethylene are still produced at the same rate
> that they were when the
> growth tips were active in the vines so in return A
> BIGGER PUMPKIN and fully
> developed roots..
> OR UMM SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I AIN'T TOO EDUCATED
> BUT I SURE DO TRY
> HARD..... HA HA
> Well there it goes again MY TWO CENTS........
> take care all and GROW
> EM BIG !!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Kevin Smith
> Torrance CA. 300+ and counting
>
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