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Glen Allen, VA

This is my first year trying bushel gourds and it’s almost time for pollination. I have several females opening on the main vine but all of the info I read says to pollinate a pumpkin on secondary. What is the reasoning?
Why wouldn’t we want a main vine pollination just like AGs?
Has anyone grown a good size BG on a main vine?

7/16/2018 9:23:56 PM

Lexington, Ky

Two plants last year, five plants this year, none have had a fruit on the main.

I see no reason not to attempt such if the opportunity presents itself.

7/17/2018 6:24:49 AM

Croatia, EU

They grow on a secondaries in my case, once very close to main on a quite short secondary which looked like a stem, which was one of my biggest gourds actually..

7/17/2018 7:50:01 AM

Lewistown,IL

I have never had a BG on a main. All of them are on secondaries.

7/29/2018 11:44:57 AM

Mulino, Oregon

Both the sets I had on the main vines never developed. My best ones are on secondaries.

8/1/2018 12:29:50 AM