Re: Female Flowers

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• To: t*@columbia.edu, k*@planet.eon.net
• Subject: Re: Female Flowers
• From: G*@aol.com
• Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 22:01:56 -0400 (EDT)

In a message dated 97-06-18 23:39:18 EDT, th77@columbia.edu (THERESA HASSON)
writes:

<< Subj:	Re: Female Flowers
 Date:	97-06-18 23:39:18 EDT
 From:	th77@columbia.edu (THERESA HASSON)
 To:	kwff@planet.eon.net (Kurt Frederick)
 CC:	pumpkins@athenet.net
 
 
 > >
 > >Hi again I forgot to ask..... Is there an art to lopping off the female 
 flowers before the vine is 10 or 15 ft?  th77@columbia.edu
  Thanks again
   Teri from NY Southern Tier
  >>

I would not recommend cutting off any flowers until you have your ideal set
where you want it and it is bigger than a basketball.  Some people have cut
off early flowers only to go into a prolonged hot spell that prevents fruit
set.

George
N. Tewksbury, MA

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