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Re: vine/stem position
Pumkinguy@aol.com wrote:
>
> Bev,
>The pumpkin should be
> perpendicular to the vine and this can't be done in one move or you will
> crack it off. Move the pumpkin about an inch a day , until it is at a right
> angle to the vine.
If you cant get a inch, any little amout will do. With time, it will be
perpendicular.
Read the rest of this posting and LIVE IT.
Cut the tap roots under the main vine about 2 feet in each
> direction to allow the vine to rise up with the growing pumpkin. If you have
> a side vine wrapped tightly around the pumpkin, cut it off to relieve the
> stress. If you find that the stem is still pulling away from the vine, you
> can gently lift the blossom end a little and put some soil under the blossom
> end (like a ramp). By raising the blossom end, you are lowering the stem end
> and relieving the stem stress. I can't stress enough, that any moves must be
> done gradually over a period of a week or you will crack the pumpkin off. All
> veterans have done this. A pumpkin gives no warning if you move it too
> much....POP and it is cracked off...be careful.
> pumkinguy@aol.com
CAREFUL, CAREFUL, CAREFUL....
--
Duncan McAlpine, Federal Way, WA m*@eskimo.com
Why buy plants when you can grow them yourself.....?
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/pumkin.html
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