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Had a 1 foot long split on the main vine that laid wide open like a water trough and new leaves past this area were showing a flagging. It was located half way on a 12 foot vine and I decided to tear out the plant! Now having second thoughts on doing so. Was there anything that could have been done?

6/18/2022 8:19:51 PM

Yup. And read as much on this site as you can. Ask questions before , not after. Just ribbing you!

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=719169

6/18/2022 9:25:23 PM

That dosen't answer anything for the situation I had!!

6/18/2022 9:49:15 PM

Grittyville, WA

The flagging might be temporary. Maybe just needs a couple days to heal. They're good at healing. There's been a lot of discussion about using secondaries. It depends what your goal is but presumably you had some secondaries or tertiaries that could have grown a pumpkin. A secondary just a node or two prior to the split area might have been a good choice.

6/18/2022 11:17:28 PM

Grittyville, WA

Let me add that some noteworthy pumpkins have been grown on plants with vine damage. I think Joe Jutras grew one of his top squash/pumpkins on one such plant.

6/18/2022 11:19:25 PM

Colorado

You could of tried pruning the plant at the start of the split.Turning one of the secondaries as a new main.

6/18/2022 11:26:24 PM

The plant was wilting on a overcast day with it in the 60s & the insects were crawling in & out and the split ran from leaf to leaf with an already small split that was trying to heal with help from Captan prior to this split. Trust me I didn't want to do it!

6/19/2022 7:42:50 AM

Dillonvale, Ohio

A split with the grain of the vine doesn't hurt anything, I would say you had something else going on with the plant to cause the flagging. Probably something to do with the insects

6/19/2022 11:22:57 AM

Kutztown, PA

I originally buried a split in my main about 2 foot down from the stump. Taking Andy's advice I uncovered it. I cleaned it up using clean water in a pump sprayer, then sprayed it down with a mixture of Daconil, Alcohol, and water then covered it up with a small board to keep it dry. It's healed up, scared over and has had zero affect on plant growth thus far.

6/21/2022 9:00:13 AM

Kutztown, PA

Dry as a bone and healed over in four days. I forgot to mention I have a fan running on the stump 24/7 which also blows on the split.

6/21/2022 9:02:08 AM

Hopedale Ohio

Mine cracked above the stump, applied Captan All good now

6/21/2022 2:36:44 PM