Re: flat vines
PS.
My late August set 328 fruit was from the Wallace 680(if anyone is
interested)
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Rusakovich <ruskos@gis.net>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 1999 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: flat vines
> Lyle,
> I had a flat vine last year and did not know soon enough to dead end the
> vine.( I was getting to much a kick out of watching it grow UP^-AKA the
> pumpkin tree)Mine develpoed a side vine on it's own.It polinated in late
> August and produced a 328 lb. fruit.If I had Cut it back early in the
> season,who knows what I could have had.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lyle Rockwell <rocky.r@cyber-quest.com>
> To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 1999 7:49 PM
> Subject: flat vines
>
>
> > Pumpkineers,
> > I have run into early trouble, and am having a flat vine develope on
> > my Mombert 866 plant. What I am looking for is your expert opinions to
> > those whom have had this problem before, and what to do about it?
> > 1. Can a flat vine plant grow fruit, and
> > 2. If I have to cut of the vine and try to get a new main to grow, do I
> > cut it off at the spot of the beginningof the vine, or canI cut it off
> > where the vine is at now?
> >
> > My flat vine started early, and Is only like 6 inches out on the
> > main, and I have about 12inches of flat vine so far. Do I cut about 2
> > inches off and bury it, or do I have to hack it off at the spot of the
> > beginning of the flat vine(6 inches from the base of the plant)?
> >
> > While the Mombert plant isnt doing that well due to the flat vine,
> > the Ciliberto 697 doesn't seem to be doing that bad. Each plant is
> > identical in size, but I am having the "excited" vine syndrome. my vine
> > wants to grow straight up in the air instead of growing along the
> > ground. Still too early to tell, but it looks okay..
> >
> > Would you start a new plant for a backup now or is too late for
> > starting a new plant? I probably wouldnt set fruit on it till the
> > beginning of August, but it would be better than not having anything in
> > the Mombert spot , just in case this flat vine isnt cureable..
> >
> > --
> > Rocky Rockwell***
> >
> > http://home.cyber-quest.com/rocky.r
> >
> > Still Crazy, after all these years.....
> >
> >
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