cutting off the main vine


Is it common practice to cut off the main vine after the pumpkin to relieve some stem stress? I have cracks on both my primary pumpkin stems right now and I'm getting desperate to relieve as much stress as I can. I have already been raising the main vine at the pumpkins with styrofoam blocks.

thanks
Dave

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