Re: long gourd

In a message dated 8/9/02 3:04:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BChris1335@aol.com writes:


How do you prune em?


Brian

I don't prune the long gourds very much but do pinch the growing tips of most of the side shoots that seem to appear from everywhere. Some of the bigger side vines I remove later when they start hanging down from the sides of the trellis but usually I wait until I have one set for sure just so I have the maximum amount of flowers available for pollination. I've hand pollinated a few but most of the ones I've had have been done by insects. I did all of mine in the evening but you may have something in waiting for morning. I'll be checking mine tomorrow a.m. see how the pollen looks. Also, I think a brush is almost a necessity for pollinating these small delicate blossoms.

I've only grown them a few years myself and don't have much data recorded other than growth history but the morning pollination is something I will try. Records of evening vs. morning success rates may lead to something. I'd love to hear Dan Carlson's thoughts on this. My best was from one of his seeds.


Marv

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