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Pulaski Tn [email protected]

checked on my plants today and my 840 has had a growth explosion and i really mean it..the vine grew about 24 inches in 2 days has formed a double main and about 6 inches from the tip the vine has blown open and curled back..the wound is about 5 inches long and a inch wide..what to do???

7/6/2003 5:22:27 PM

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Is there a secondary close enough to train into a new main?

Steve

7/6/2003 5:39:45 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I'd cut, Captan, and do a secondary if it blew that bad.

7/6/2003 6:40:52 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

no secondary, the closests one is about 8 feet away.. i'll post a pic tomorrow morning when i get to work.

7/6/2003 7:57:07 PM

Puyallup, WA

My 922.5 did it about a month ago. The flat vine doubled, then one of them "blew up" just like yours. I cut it back and used the other as my "main vine". Seemed to have worked fine.

7/7/2003 10:33:05 AM

Usa

Did the 840 see you mixing your witches brew?

7/7/2003 5:56:27 PM

Usa

Did the 840 see you mixing your witches brew?

7/7/2003 5:56:29 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

no, i was at the other end of my farm when i was doin all the mixin..

7/7/2003 10:57:34 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

when you say (I cut it back and used the other as my "main vine) do you mean you cut back the exploded part and let the main keep on growing?

7/7/2003 10:59:55 PM

Puyallup, WA

Keith...Yes, that is exactly what I did to the Emmons 922.5.
It now has three females already pollinated on that new main vine. :>)

7/8/2003 1:42:50 AM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

thanky!!

7/8/2003 8:15:04 AM

New Brunswick

Sooo Stan...can you leave more than one pumpkin to mature on one vine? I was wondering about that. Do you keep pollinating for awhile and cull little pumkins later? I now have two pollinated (On separate vines) on my 640 Gardner. It is a huge plant. I am going to post pics of it in my diary asap.

7/8/2003 2:49:48 PM