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Plainfield, Mass

Hello, my name is Sheryl Magdycz. I am 14 years old and have been growing for about nine years now with my dad Ken. I really dont know a lot about pruning and wsa wondering what i can do with my vines to maximize the pumpkins growth. Any info anyone had would be greatly appritiated.
Thaks,
~Sheryl M.

2/9/2008 7:03:26 PM

Connecticut

one of the things you do is bury the vines as they grow.i chop the ends off at 12 feet and bury the end.when you chop off the end let it dry for a day.then bury the end.do not let your secondaryvines grow wild,train them with
bamboo stakes so you can get to the main vine.ther are plenty of books out there to help you.

2/9/2008 8:54:07 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Sheryl, I guess you know that "basically"...no tertiary vines are allowed to grow!!! Main vine to length you want, secondaries (vines growing off of the main) to 12 to 15', and most all of the "third" system of vines "tertiaries"(vines growing off of the secondaries) get taken off immediately...some new "succesful" growing patterns are allowing some tertiary growth!!! Hope this helps!! Peace, Wayne

2/10/2008 12:52:13 AM

Litchfield N. H. 03052

It is so good to see young people involved in pumpkin growing, thank you so much Sheryl. The best of luck to you.
Bill Rodonis

2/10/2008 8:22:01 AM

Plainfield, Mass

Hey guys, thanks for all the advice. I was able to get my hands on a couple of Don Langavine's books so they should help to. Thanks again,
~Sheryl~

2/10/2008 3:32:06 PM