Re: All green
- Subject: Re: All green
- From: M* L* P*
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:23:27 -0400
Kevin wrote:
>It is a flower wasteland here - I've got 2 plants both with mains at 20'
>and secondaries near 15'. The first plant has produced only 2 females and
>has yet to produce a male flower. The second plant has produced about 20
>males but no females.... To increase the likelihood of setting a pumpkin I
>stopped fertilizing about 10 days ago. Is there anything I can do to get
>some flowers?
>
You're not alone. I nipped off the first few females close to the base,
now I only have one grape-sized one at 12' and another starting on a
lateral. But I have a sufficient if small number of males.
I have another question...if I choose the one on the lateral, should I trim
off the main vine beyond it, or will that part still provide growing power
back at the offshoot?
Mike P.
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