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Assorted Questions

I have the best looking vines I've ever had this year.  Things are
really looking good.  I know I was singing the blues a month ago, but
have made it through the rainy weather.  I have a few questions that
deal with the plant after fruit set.

Do you bury the vines on both sides of the pumpkin once you have
selected a fruit?

Do you prune any side vines and bury them before fruit set?

I have pollinated a couple of pumpkins and am not sure if they have
recepted yet.  Do I need to change my feeding program from 15-30-15 to
15-10-30 or wait till I know I have fruit set?

We have been have thunderstorms every two or three day.  I have been
following each storm with fungicide spraying, alternating with Bravo and
Manzate 200.  Can I over do the fungicides?

When should I consider shading the pumpkin to protect it from the hot
sun and temps we have in the South?

Any response is greatly appreciated.

Mark Herndon
Allardt, TN
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