Re: cutting back vines
- Subject: Re: cutting back vines
- From: y*@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:27:20 +0000
Gotta see a picture of the pink ones!
Debbie
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From: "Szmajdee" <szmajdee@charter.net>
> mine started off white and are turning pink!!!!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <yorunk@comcast.net>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:36 PM
> Subject: RE: cutting back vines
>
>
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> 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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