RE: cutting back vines
- Subject: RE: cutting back vines
- From: y*@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:36:06 +0000
So you think i should cut it? Will it keep until Halloween? It's probably about 120 lbs+ now. I have been getting rid of everything that I cut from the plants. We can't burn here, so they go to the landfill.
I have 2 plants from seed stock 1450x1502. Each plant has a white pumpkin (one of which is on the plant that has SVB's). Do you think they will eventually turn orange?
Debbie
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Steve Haberman" <shaberman@insmgt.com>
> Debbie,
> SVBs wont dammage your fruit directly. The problem with them is vine dammage
> that cuts off water flow. If you are in N. IL, you have a couple of weeks
> left for growth. In my humble oppinion, I would go with what you have. I had
> terrible SVB problems this year in N. Indiana. I slit some of my vines with
> a razor and pulled the grubs. This was in July though and had time to burry
> them and get em to root. At the end of the year, pull your vines and remove
> them away from next years patch. I burn mine. Good Luck!
>
> Steve Haberman
>
>
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> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
> yorunk@comcast.net
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:50 AM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: cutting back vines
>
> Hey gang. I was wondering when you start to cut back vines? I've been
> cutting some leaves off that are damaged, by disease or insects I don't
> know. Now I have only a couple of leaves at the stumps. I have found one
> SVB in one of the vines and cut the vine off. How do i know if it got the
> pumpkin?
>
> Debbie
>
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