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Re: Pinching

Being a 1st year grower my wealth of experience is limited.... but.... On
my #4 plant this year I had the first runner end get knocked off by dear
when the vine was about 8 feet long. Since then the two secondaries closest
to the end took off 10 each in opposite directions achieving equal vine
thickness and hardiness in a 12 day period of time. Since seeing that I
have been reluctant to pinch the end of my vines. I used one plant as a
guinea pig on Saturday and will see if the ends will take off excessively
also.

Learning quickly but not quite as fast as their growing.

Jim

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> From: PKINBUMKIN@aol.com
> To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Pinching
> Date: Sunday, July 27, 1997 9:15 AM
> 
> Hi all.  Here is a question for the group:
> Has it been absolutely, scientifically proven that pinching actually
> increases pumpkin size? Correct me if i'm wrong,  but the theory behind
> pinching is that the energy that was being used for vine growth will now
go
> to the growth of the fruit.  The reason why i question this is because i
have
> noticed that when you do pinch a vine it seems to encourage the
production of
> more side shoots to compensate for the vine that has been pinched.  When
you
> plant a new tree and you "top it" what happens?  The tree produces more
side
> branches and becomes fuller and topping also encourages root growth
because
> the tree is trying to bounce back and compensate from the topping.  So i
have
> a hard time in believing that pinching will direct energy to the pumpkin.
 If
> anything, i think it will encourage more vine production and take energy
away
> from the pumpkin.  This is my own personal observation.  Thanks,
> 
> Ethan,
> Wood River Jct,  RI
> 
> 
>
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