RE: Pinching/Pruning
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: RE: Pinching/Pruning
- From: "* C* <c*@chmc.org>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:55:48 -0700
Gordon,
I don't think your plant loses anything that it would put into fruit
development by continuing to produce male flowers. I wouldn't bother
with pinching or cutting them. Let those #1 males grow, When the #1
females open they may be the only ones around to do the job of
pollinating. Any cut or crush injury you make is a route for infection
of the plant. These plants are generally very vigorous and most of the
coddling we need to do for them involves protection from insects,
disease, varmints, and optimizing the development of the pumpkins once
fruit is set. I worry more about stem stress and sun protection than
continued plant growth or even additional fruit set on the plant late in
the season.
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tanner, Gordon L [SMTP:Gordon.Tanner@pss.boeing.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 10:02 AM
> To: 'Pumpkin'
> Subject: Re: Pinching/Pruning
>
>
>
> here is my question for the group:
> if you have a #1 plant, and other plant(s) that you are going to use
> the
> males from them to pollenate the #1 females, should you pinch off the
> male flowers from the #1 plant ? it seem to me that you should.
> the energy that would go into growing them would be transfered to the
> rest of the plant as added growth to the vines and leaves before you
> have a female and then later into the growth of the pumpkin.
> has anyone tried this?
>
> Gordon Tanner
> Maple Valley, WA.
>
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