Re: fruit placement vs. vine
- Subject: Re: fruit placement vs. vine
- From: J* T* <j*@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:25:53 -0700
Right away I think is the answer on raising the stem. Very gradually when it
is hot outside and the stems are more pliable. If you have someone helping
you can lift the pumpkin a little or slide it back a little so that when the
vines are pulled up you don't have too much tension. Then put some foam
under the vine.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net> wrote:
> Duct tape? Are you an engineer?????
>
> I plan on adding more sand tonight with the help of a neighbor (I had his
> wife
> help me pollinate one and I named it after her. I figure he owes me). I
> took a
> couple of interesting pictures of one of my pumpkins where you can actually
> see
> where it pushed the sand as it grew.
>
> When do you start raising the stem and vine, and how do you do it?
>
> Debbie
>
>
>
>
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> ________________________________
> From: "MDeVry@aol.com" <MDeVry@aol.com>
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Sent: Tue, July 27, 2010 10:01:17 AM
> Subject: Re: fruit placement vs. vine
>
> Debbie
> Sorry, I dont know anything about which vine the pumpkins should be on as
> I am a very newbee and only have one pumpkin on a 20 foot vine anyway.
> I wanted to warn you about putting sand or anything under your pumpkins.
> PLEASE be very careful. I picked mine up only a inch to slide something
> under it and the stem cracked. I cant believe how fragile the stem is.
> I
> had to duct tape it - stop laughing -and dont know how that will work or
> for
> how long but the pumpkin has grown since.
> Maureen
>
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