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WALES, NEW YORK

tragedy has struck...while making a small adjustment to one of my plants, the !@#$*& thing snapped in two before i could even gasp!!! anyhow i placed captan on the end...any ideas would help...that was about the only thing i could think of...thanks

6/23/2003 11:15:25 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

take a secondary and train it into a new main. take one back aways from the break. closes one is fine. I had that happen last year. Your upset but no need to worry

6/23/2003 11:26:16 PM

WALES, NEW YORK

hey... thanks a bunch...i have a good looking secondary just before the break...feeling much better now...

6/23/2003 11:32:11 PM

Puyallup, WA

Happend to my Holland 966 a week ago. Just makes you sick when you come out and look at the last six inches hanging on the ground! Joel said that same as PB...just train a secondary to take it's place.

6/24/2003 1:08:52 AM

Utah

I think it's happened to everyone at one time or another.
I cracked one of mine this year 1/3 of the way through.
Posted a picture in my diary yesterday. I will also use a 2ndary to take over. Some people have still grown some big
pumpkins this way.

6/24/2003 8:48:15 AM

WALES, NEW YORK

thanks....started training the secondary today...i feel better knowing i'm not alone....it seems sometimes you are sooo careful, then when you least expect it...something crazy happens...good luck out there!!!!

6/24/2003 9:41:16 PM

State Of Jefferson

did the same thing this weekend, snapped it 75% of the way through, freeked out, then covered with dirt and watered it. still 3 days later is green and think it is still growing, it was about 2 feet long. hope it stays alive, but will still try to make a secondary my main vine

6/24/2003 9:54:03 PM