Re: pruning

Debbie,
I keep most of my secondaries. As the pumpkin grows, I usually have to remove some secondaries on both sides of the vine to remove some of the stress on the main vine and the stem of the pumpkin. Some growers do remove a few secondaries, but I do not unless there are problems. 

Your vine definitions are correct.

George Heyne
Rochester, MN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Runkle" <yorunk13@att.net> 
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: pruning
George, do you keep all of your secondaries? To make sure I understand, the secondaries come directly off the main? And the tertiary comes off the secondary? 

Debbie





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From: George & Carolyn Heyne <gheyne@millcomm.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 11:12:19 PM
Subject: Re: pruning

Debbie,
I use the Christmas tree method and it works well for me. I would NOT use a reverse Christmas tree. You want your secondaries to be behind the pumpkin and close to the stump. I use small scissors to cut the tertiary vines. If I bury the vines at the same time, the area where the tertiary was cut is usually covered with soil. The pruning starts as soon as the tertiaries start growing which is now. The cut is fairly close to the vine. 

George Heyne
Rochester, MN

----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Runkle" <yorunk13@att.net>
To: "pumpkin" <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 7:59 PM
Subject: pruning
What type of pruning methods does the gang use? I was reading DL's World Class Pumpkins III and it discussed the christmas tree and flag pole. Does any one use these? Can I do a reverse Christmas tree, or are the secondaries near the stump too important?
Also, do you use garden shears to prune? Do you cover the cut with soil? When do you start pruning? How close to the main (or secondary) do you cut? 

Debbie

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