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Colorado

I had a female about 15 out on the main. It stopped growing at about 3" dia. 2 weeks ago and I cut it off then. The main is now at least 30' long and there are several new females coming on there. The first and second side vines (from the stump)are about 20 feet long and both have baseball sized females that appear to be growing. The second vine's fruit is the biggest so far (for the whole plant)and grew an inch in circumference since yesterday morning. Still it is only softball sized today. My question is: Would I be better off to get one of the ones at the end of the 30' main going or go ahead and cull all other females and bury the vines? I read where the power comes from behind the pumpkin so only the first and second side vines would be powering this one? I would hate to do the wrong thing and get the big one going in the wrong place.
This is a huge plant and it would be great if on the main is better even if it is 30' out.

8/8/2004 1:10:31 PM

Colorado

I am sorry this was posted in the wrong catagory. Please remove.

8/8/2004 3:10:36 PM

Sauk City Wisconsin

Dont matter to me what catagory this is in,anyway I have a 30' main vine with a late pollination on the very end. that flower was pollinated on the sme day as a couple others on side vines.I expected to see the fruit at the end of the main grow the fastest but the side vine pollinations started growing faster.So what I'm saying is leave all your pollinations on vine untill you can choose the best and fastest grower.Then work with what you got!good luck and growem big!

8/10/2004 5:23:45 AM