Re: pruning

Dave, 150 feet of vine got my interest. How did you arrive at that figure? How big a pumpkin is it expected to produce? 
cheers
Marco
Layton, UT






dbhaskaran@aol.com wrote:


Hi Steve!
Glad things are going well for you this year and that you have 4 of mine
going...my 859 Bhaskaran is my worst plant this year...but it seems to have
the bad luck streak on it.  Got dug up to start the year, MV snapped off,
etc.
Anyways, glad to hear my plants genetics are doing well for you...hopefully
pays off in Oct!
Dave.






-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Fri, Jun 25, 2010 9:26 am
Subject: RE: pruning


Thanks Dave! I have four vines from your stock in my patch this year. We are
aving a great spring this year and hope to get some decent fruit. I was in
innesota fishing in early June. I will be back in the early fall. I have
elatives in Rochester and St. Charles. I'll keep you posted on your vines
ere in Indiana.
Steve Haberman
-----Original Message-----
rom: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
bhaskaran@aol.com
ent: Friday, June 25, 2010 9:49 AM
o: pumpkins@hort.net
ubject: Re: pruning
Debbie,
only terminate the secondaries when I run our of room...so I'll have them
ig-zag to file open areas (maybe I lost a secondary to wind, etc)...the
oal
s to have a lot of  "Salad" between the stump and the pumpkin using
econdaries....I think 150 ft of secondary is a number our group has been
sing...so if you have 10  secondaries of 15 ft...you can probably pollinate
loser to the stump...if they ar 8 feet long probably need to pollinate out
bout 20-25 ft....assuming around 18 secondaires.
also use the X-tree method and  will pull off a lot of secondaries around
he pumpkin as I don't like to stress the stem on the pumpkin and when the
umpkin's stem  gets up about 2-3 ft in the air...you don't want the
econdaries pulling it back down...so 0 stress...means  3-4 ft on each of
he
umpkin. I like the stem to be parallel to the ground and not kinked due to
tress.  That is a goal...doesn't always happen.
ood luck
avid Bhaskaran
ochester, MN.



----Original Message-----
rom: Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net>
o: pumpkins@hort.net
ent: Fri, Jun 25, 2010 6:44 am
ubject: Re: pruning

o you terminate the secondaries at some point?
ebbie

_______________________________
om: George & Carolyn Heyne <gheyne@millcomm.com>
: pumpkins@hort.net
nt: Fri, June 25, 2010 12:03:14 AM
bject: Re: pruning
ebbie,
keep most of my secondaries. As the pumpkin grows, I usually have to
emove
me secondaries on both sides of the vine to remove some of the stress on
he
in vine and the stem of the pumpkin. Some growers do remove a few
econdaries,
t I do not unless there are problems.
our vine definitions are correct.
eorge Heyne
chester, MN
---- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Runkle" <yorunk13@att.net>
: <pumpkins@hort.net>
nt: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:26 PM
bject: Re: pruning
George, do you keep all of your secondaries?  To make sure I understand,
he
condaries come directly off the main?  And the tertiary comes off the
condary?
Debbie


________________________________
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
verse Christmas tree. You want your secondaries to be behind the pumpkin
nd
ose to the stump. I use small scissors to cut the tertiary vines. If I bury
e vines at the same time, the area where the tertiary was cut is usually
vered with soil. The pruning starts as soon as the tertiaries start growing
ich 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
ass Pumpkins III and it discussed the christmas tree and flag pole. Does
ny
e use these?  Can I do a reverse Christmas tree, or are the secondaries
ear
e stump too important?

Also, do you use garden shears to prune?  Do you cover the cut with soil?
en do you start pruning?  How close to the main (or secondary) do you cut?

Debbie

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
--------------------------------------------------------------------
mpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
ssage text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
--------------------------------------------------------------------
mpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
ssage text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
umpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
o sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
essage text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS

__________ NOD32 5226 (20100624) Information __________
This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.
ttp://www.eset.com
---------------------------------------------------------------------
umpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
o sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
essage text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS


---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index