Re: July 9th Bhaskaran Patch Update From SE MN!
- Subject: Re: July 9th Bhaskaran Patch Update From SE MN!
- From: W*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:09:12 EDT
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
In a message dated 7/10/2006 1:19:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
DBHASKARAN@aol.com writes:
side tarps)
However, the key is vine positioning with the pumpkin...once I decide on
the pumpkin...I cut secondaries 3-4 feet before AND after it....put milk
jugs
w/H2O under the main vines for support and also....gulp...move the main vine
(AFTER) the pumpkin so that it almost a 90 degree angle(yes, more
secondaries
will need to be cut that are pointed back into the plant)...that way when
the
pumpkin gets bigger it is not pushing on the Main Vine.
Hi Wayne,
I like this milk jug idea. Could you explain it a little better. Are you
setting the jug under the vine just past the newly pollinated pumpkin?
As far as moving the vine, so the pumpkin is on a 90 degree corner, I have
learned if I move the vines to a right angle away from the pumpkin in the
afternoon they are a little more flexible and have a better chance of not
breaking the main vine.
Thanks for the advice Wayne and best of luck to all.
Bill
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