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milford, CT,

I have a secondary that is inside the circumference of the future growth of the pumpkin..If I cut the vine off there will be no secondaries on the right of the fruit..should I dig up the secondary and re bury it or am I dwelling on just 8 ft of vine ...cut her off... Mark

7/31/2012 7:29:11 PM

milford, CT,

I should mention that my plants are small to start with (400 sq ft) so I try to utilize every sq ft.

7/31/2012 7:30:23 PM

Buffalo, New York

maybe leave it on until it is absolutely necessary to remove it?

That is what I did with the secondary coming directly out where the stem was on my squash.

7/31/2012 8:08:23 PM

Omaha, Ne.

never tried transplanting a vine...Cool

7/31/2012 8:15:15 PM

Ashby, MA

Don't do it... I had a friend pull vines and then try and
actually transplant the entire plant. He spent 2 hours carefully pulling every root. Once transplanted he watered it and then the next day all leaves were on the ground. The plant never recovered.

7/31/2012 9:16:55 PM

East Jordan, MI

if your choices are cut it off or try to move it -- what do you have to lose? If moving it fails your only other choice was to cut it off. Nothing ventured nothing gained. And yes you can re-root a side vine. We have had several uprooted in a storm and reburied with great success. The big difference in Gpierces scenario was his freind tried to transplant the entire plant. Your sidevine will still be getting fed from the part of the plant that you are not moving until the roots take hold again. They will wilt and you might loose some leaves, but I think you can do it. And like I pointed out at the beginning, what have you got to lose.

7/31/2012 9:46:53 PM

Western NY

leave it in place. at worst, the fruit squishes it, but that's probably a good problem to have. ever see a pumpkin grow over/ around a stone , hose, or something else in the way? the pumpkin doesn't seem to be bothered by it.

7/31/2012 10:27:59 PM

milford, CT,

Thanks Guys..I'm going to leave it and when it is necessary..cut her off..in the next few days I'll scout for a 3rd growth that I might be able to grow out in it's vacant area..Mark

8/1/2012 12:19:52 AM

Germany

Other suggestion: Leave the secondary where it is, just remove the leaves at the place where the pumpkin will sit down soon, and then add some soil or sand to the left and to the right of the secondary. Then you cover it with something like plywood, and the pressure from the pumpkin weight won´t squash the vine, because it is embedded in sand like a sewage pipe, the surrounding sand or soil will buffer most of the pressure, and your secondary can continue to grow where it escapes its underground home. I need to point out that I would only do this as long as the node between this secondary and the main isn´t too close to the pumpkin stem, because the held down secondary might then produce some vine and stem stress as the pumpkin grows, and you can´t lift up this buried secondary. If this secondary comes from the last node where you would need to cut off the tap root in the later season (for vine stress relief), then it should probably work. Closer to the pumpkin would be a rist (in my opinion).

8/1/2012 4:19:13 AM

milford, CT,

Cut off the secondary this morning...There was a huge release of pressure on the main vine..I was able to re-adjust the main and gain 4 inches of space between the fruit and the main..I don't believe the loss of 5 ft og vine should make any difference..time will tell.

8/2/2012 12:18:36 PM