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nanaimo,B.C,Canada

I would be interested in knowing how many strong vines growers are using to produce the big ones? IE- Is it to have one main and one primary etc. I'm curious to hear from others.

dave

3/10/2002 4:03:27 AM

derry n.h u.s.a.

Hi Dave:
I always set the pumpkins on the main vine.And i have around 14 secondaries or a couple more!prier to the pumpkin set,so around 250ft of secondaries feeding the pumpkins.I grow xmas tree style,so no rear mains here.This theory should be good "at least for me" for 1263lb this season LOL.
wishing all good luck.John

3/10/2002 5:50:26 AM

Rush, NY

I plant in the center of the plants area. I turn the first few side vines opposite the main runner so that my final plant covers the entire area. I prune to have a MINIMUM of 2 feet between runners. As the side vines grow out I leave some runners off them following the 2 foot MINIMUM spacing rule. The exception is that I want a minimum of 5 feet open area for the pumpkin. At the outside of the plant I usually have 20 to 25 runners that I terminate and bury.

3/10/2002 6:21:26 AM

Roanoke Il

I really like the back main idea using one of the first secoundary as back main will try that this year. normally I grow a x-mas tree style plant. but the back main seems to work for the growers out west. this syle grew a 1000 plus squash and a 1000 plus pumpkin on one plant last year,
mark

3/10/2002 9:27:02 AM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

is it normal to get a squash and a pumpkin from the same plant??

3/10/2002 11:02:59 AM

porterville, calif.

Is one type of seed better to use as the male , and one better to use as the female?

3/10/2002 1:08:27 PM

Indiana

Well blkcloud, Kirk's squash was not a true squash, so genetically he had 2 pumpkins. Now the reason it was ruled a squash was because it was over the 25% green allowed to be a pumpkin. Hope this answers the question.
Tom Beachy

3/10/2002 1:49:41 PM

Greencastle, PA

I believe Don Langevin calls the two main pattern the wishbone pattern. When making crosses it seems that the 946 Geerts and 977 Anderson have done better as males than as females. And just the opposite with the 935 Lloyd. Kirk's squash was a pumpkin (geneticly) and will produce pumpkins, it is a 723 Bobier X 867 Mombert.
Tom

3/10/2002 4:44:31 PM

Long Island,New York

To beat the dead horse (I saw it moving again) all A.G.'s are genetically squash.Its the somewhat cavalier and inconsistent man-made color requirement that makes a contest pumpkin a pumpkin or a squash.......the judges at that event might have seen too much green for a pumpkin on that fruit....or not enough orange..Personally, i think it is a very large,fine-lookin squmpkin......G

3/10/2002 5:10:56 PM

Utah

you go glenn...

3/11/2002 10:09:34 AM