Re: Side Vines question
First terminate all your side vines at no more than 15 feet
from the main. If some are shorter than 12 feet, let them go
until they are about 12 feet from the main then terminate. Let
the side vine that the pumpkin is on continue to grow. Keep
the young side vine pumpkin. Since the young one is downstream
from your main pumpkin, it should not retard it's growth too
much.
I have a similar situation and the downstream pumpkin is now
growing 20 pounds a day. The main vine pumpkin is still
cranking along at a steady rate. So far no noticable impact.
Mine is on a 800 square foot plant.
Good luck,
vince
--- Chriss <chriss@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> I have a giant, about 300 pounds. She is on the main about
> 15 feet from the
> stump. "She" has not grown much if at all for about 4 days.
> If you are
> standing at the end of my main vine on the left hand side I
> have no leaves
> or side vines due to SVB. On the right hand side I have huge
> side vines
> that continue to flower and sprout females. The leaves are
> large and the
> vines very healthy. I also have a volleyball size pumpkin
> that was
> pollinated by bees about 8 days ago. It is on a side vine,
> near the top of
> my main. Are my side vines and my volleyball taking energy
> away from my
> giant? Should I cull the side vines? I would love to keep
> the volleyball
> to have for Halloween. The giant has been entered in our
> county fair which
> is in 17 days. Any help would be appreciated. I hope you
> are all growing them BIG!
> Chriss Cawley
> Chriss@Columbus.rr.com
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