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RE: "pumpkin question"




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>From: 	cpk007@juno.com[SMTP:cpk007@juno.com]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, July 01, 1997 7:58 PM
>To: 	McAlpine, Duncan G
>Cc: 	pumpkins@athenet.net
>Subject: 	Re: Tyson
>
>Fellow Pumpkin Growers,
>	This is my first year grwoing giant pumpkins, and I have been a
>subscriber to this forum for several months.  I have done the best I can,
>and made several mistakes.  However, things are turning out pretty well
>so far, as I have some respectable sized pumpkin plants in my garden.  A
>few questions, though.  First, I have one main vine that is kinked and
>one that is slightly cracked.  Neither of these conditions seems to be
>hurting plant growth so far, but should I avoid setting a pumpkin on a
>vine that will inhibit growth later on?  Secondly, should you mound soil
>over all the nodes on all the vines of the plant, or just the one between
>say 2 and 8 feet from the base of the plant?
>			Thanks for any suggestions,
>				Chris in NJ

I'm not an expert by far, but I am willing to provide an opinion through
education. To address your questions:

I would still pollinate on a damage vine because you have no idea what
will
happen to the rest of fruit or vines as they grow. The key thing is to
take measurements of all your fruit and then decide which one will be 
the final product per your daily growth data. Who knows, the one on 
the broken vine might be your best performer and we all know
.....growing
large pumpkins is truly based on LUCK.

Bury all the vines, but don't forget about vine stress when your pumpkin
is
growing.

Duncan McAlpine
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