Re: burying main

Last year I cut and buried the end of a secondary main vine. Not too long
after the vine was buried, a female blossom opened about 12-18 inches from
the buried end. For fun, I pollinated it. Before long, it started growing
and by the time I realized that this pumpkin really wanted to grow, I
could not unbury the vine as the pumpkin was sitting on top of it. The
pumpkin grew to 452 pounds and the stem was somewhat stressed as it was
stretched from the ground to the pumpkin. All I can say about this is
that a pumpkin will grow even if it is grown at the end of the vine. I
assume that since the vine was buried under the pumpkin, it was able to
provide the pumpkin with plenty of nutrients.

George Heyne
Rochester, MN.

On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, THERESA HASSON wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 	My question is How close to the pumpkin can I cut it.  This 
> is the situation I have a I think two pumpkins starting out on my 
> main.  The vine has grown about 6 feet beyond the last pumpkin.
> I know I have to bury this vine down three inches to stop growth.
> I have to leave enough slack before I bury it so that the last pumpkin
> can grow large without putting stress on the vine causing damage.
> I have another idea.... could I somehow cut the vine real close to my
> pumpkin stem that way the fruit could expand unrestricted. Is that how 
> it would work or would the vine just start growing again in which 
> case I would cut it again..  Any ideas comments on my idea.  Be gentle
> this is my second year.  Also where are the lists of club weighin 
> sites.  I 'm hoping I will at least have a pumpkin I can bring, 
> not the winner ofcourse but a decent contestant.  Please respond I 
> want to take action on the vine this weekend  thanks again.
> pumpkin flower too!
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