Re: Pumpkin Position
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- Subject: Re: Pumpkin Position
- From: c* s*
- Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 12:04:17 -0700
hi, i cut the leave off fairly close to the vine. treat if your in an area
that has problems that way ,i don,t so i don,t have to. in so far as vine
to fruit positioning ,i start moving my fruit as soon as i,m sure it,s
pollinated. in fact i bend the vine away from the baby fruit as soon as i
can see them forming on the vine. only bend the pollinated fruit in the
after noon when the vine warms up. makes big difference . i know. i use
little sticks stuffed into the soil and against the stem( not the fruit) to
hold the stem in place for a couple of days. go slow a little at a time
don,t force the stem . they don,t give warning they just snap. again trust
me i know . if you start moving them when they,re young the seem easier to
move. also i put the young fruit on styrofoam squares and add to them as
the fruit grows. good luck craig
----- Original Message -----
From: The Pumpkin Master <thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 8:09 AM
Subject: Pumpkin Position
> I know that the pumpkin should be at a 90 degree angle to the vine but
>what do you do if there are leaves coming out at the same spot as the stem
>of the pumpkin. It seems that everywhere I have a pumpkin there is a leaf
>coming out at a 90 degree angle to the vine and the pumpkin is off to about
>a 45 degree angle. Should I just cut off the leaf and start repositioning
>the pumpkin and how close would I cut the leaf off to the vine? Would I
>treat that cut with a anti-fungal paste? How big should the pumpkin be
>before I do this? Or should I just leave well enough alone. Any help and
>advice would be great!!
>
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