RE: vine burial

You technically should have stopped all tertiary vines from growing to begin
with.  They don't really provide any extra growth to the fruit.  You can go
ahead and pinch the end on your primary.  15 ft of vine is enough to feed
the fruit.  I was always told to pinch the main off at about 12 ft past the
fruit.  This should stop the new vine growth and help the plant transition
into a fruit producing state.  Also make sure you are now using a high K
fertilizer.  
Darren

----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Bridgette Antoinette Tojek
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:30 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: vine burial

A few days ago I buried the secondary and tertiary vines of my Giant.
Now am I supposed to bury the end of the primary vine?  I never
pinched and buried, I just buried the others. That was the first night
the pumpkin had no growth- I measure daily, not weekly. What I did to
the primary vine was removed all the female blossoms. There were quite
a few. The vine grew another foot and added a new female with fruit. I
culled that fruit and once again, the primary vine grew another foot
and added yet a new female. I do not want all this energy to be
diverted this way. Should I bury the primary vine as well? It is
currently 23 ft long and the fruit is 8 ft from the base/ mound.
Please advise
Bridgette
-- 
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