Communication limitations not buying it. Its been my impression that plants will do what ever is required to stay alive and reproduce. The fact that these pumpkins send down roots at leaf junctions is an indicator they are in search of more nutrients to support its massive body. So you have base roots and support roots. So the root system is really wide. Where is the communication limited to. It has always been my impression that roots feed the stem and leaves and the leaves through photosynthesis gather food to feed everything and create storage. And this happens in * kinda * like circulatory fashion. The more leaves the more food gathered. The more food gathered the more roots and on and on. Now when we try and build a nice plant and then shut it down to send a massive amount of food to the fruit it can grow or blow. But in my opinion i would rather see folks grow as big a plant as they can. I don't think any Massive fruit has been produced under 500sq ft. +++++++++++++++++++++++++BROCK