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Sloughhouse

I have vines that have mutated into one. Very thick and leaves are all clumped up. There is a primary vine growing but the others seem to be growing in a ball of leaves. Should i keep it, i hv another in the same mound growing fine.

6/18/2014 12:08:10 AM

Germany

Sounds like a bad case of a ribbon vine plant. Better fill the precious patch space with the better (trouble-free) plant.

6/18/2014 3:13:56 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

If you have two plants in the same mound...remove this one

6/18/2014 7:38:10 AM

Sloughhouse

Thanks to the both of you. That's what I was afraid of, I'll get rid of it tonight.

6/18/2014 2:12:30 PM

Sloughhouse

Do you know what causes this?

6/19/2014 11:58:35 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Our seed likes are highly inbred. It just happens from time to time. That's why you should always have a backup.

6/20/2014 10:24:08 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Seed lines*

6/20/2014 10:24:34 AM

Sloughhouse

It was a 1247 pugh, 1409 miller x 1495 stelts +13% heavy. Got it at a pumpkin forum i attended.

6/22/2014 4:11:23 PM

Lloydminster/AB

I think a plant growing in too cool conditions has a higher likelyhood of expressing the condition. I used to get it all the time when I was first starting out in the hobby. Now that I have warm soil and cold frames it's rare for me to even have an odd secondary vine do it.

6/23/2014 12:58:35 AM

Sloughhouse

Thanks for the feed back but for the record, temps here ranging 85 - 109. I got rid of it and the backup plant is growing gang busters.

6/23/2014 10:46:38 PM