Re: cutting off the main vine
Hi Dave,
I've cut the main vine directly after the pumpkin on several plants so far and it really helps to avoid stem stress. Also, I've noticed no effect on the growth rate of the pumpkin, neither positive, nor negative.
Martin
"david rathbone" <david.rathbone@sympatico.ca> schrieb:
> 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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