Re: Help with vine positioning
In a message dated 25/08/2006 08:34:29 GMT Daylight Time,
cheatdogg62@comcast.net writes:
I have a 150lbs (OTT) pumpkin that is growing with the stem end angling
downward. The vine where the stem meets is now slightly pushing into the
ground, and by next week I'm sure the stem will be pushing into the ground
as well. I don't know how to stop the downward growth or how to raise the
stem end up. I guess I could carefully remove (shovel) some of the dirt
underneath the vine, but the thought of approaching my pumpkin with a shovel
in my hands scares the life out of me.
Does anyone else have a solution?
If you don't like the thought of approaching the Pumpkin with a shovel use
your hands to remove some of the soil from underneath the stem/vine. Another
idea is to gently excavate some soil from under the blossom end and allow the
Pumpkin to tip back a little but this is not for the uninitiated of faint
hearted.
Is that 150 Lb est Pumpkin growing quite quickly or is it just adding on
about 8 to 10 Lb's a day ??
Regards
Mike
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