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Westmoreland, KS

Hi all i have a 1600 McConkie plant growing very well right now. i have 3 pumpkins set one at 9 ft one at 10.5 ft and one at 13ft.

My question is should i cull the 9 ft one...i was planing on culling it when it first showed so i didn't cut the leaf node or the secondary. So the pumpkin has all the roots and the side vines around it. Today was day 9 and it has a 25inch circ.

My problem is that i'm heading back to my home town to help my dad with wheat harvest so i'll be gone from wednesday morning till at least sunday night.

If this pumpkin keeps growing at the rate it is the circ wil be around 55 or more by then and it is a nice round shape so it will be pretty big. Will it cause too much stress on the plant if i just let it go?

6/18/2012 12:20:49 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

It may abort the others, so if its not the one you want...it may abort the one you do want....

6/18/2012 12:30:38 PM

Sourthern Utah

cull it,, shoot fer the others farther out is my thing,, but just mine ,,

6/18/2012 7:16:27 PM

Tinykinville

leave them alone till keeper at least basketball size if you cull one an rest abort then your in bad situation.

6/19/2012 12:00:37 AM

Westmoreland, KS

Thanks for the tips guys...seems like there are different ideas for this type of situation. Note to self next year prep every pumpkin on the main vine!

6/19/2012 9:24:04 AM

Canada

Still early too some guys don't set fruit till july I'd leave them all till day 20 and cull down to best one at that point

6/19/2012 11:21:11 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

Some massive pumpkins poll around this time Dave.1818Bryson(06-21)..1704Urena (06-23)..1684Urena (06-23)..1674Connoly (06-23..1674Marsh (06-23).I'm not sure if it is too early.

6/19/2012 2:30:45 PM

Westmoreland, KS

Well i've decided to let it go for the rest of the week since it is growing very nicely and we've had so much hot weather i'm afraid that the pollination's may not take when i'm gone.

6/20/2012 2:31:21 PM