RE: cutting back vines

SVBS can and will bore into fruit as well.

Glenn



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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Steve Haberman
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:14 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: RE: cutting back vines

I would allow any growth on your vines to continue til the end of the
season. If they are infested with SVB, the plants will hopefully have enough
vigor to make it. If you really want orange pumpkins, let the sun hit them.
Giants are a pale orange at best anyway.


Steve Haberman
Insurance Management
959 E 4th St.
Marion, IN 45952
Cell: (574) 551-5601
Email: shaberman@insmgt.com
Fax: (765) 664-0761

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
yorunk@comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 10:36 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
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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