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poca river pumpkins

Sissonville wva

i know everyone has a differant idea so what are some of your methods and your reasoning behind it. also will tomatoes do well in a patch prepared for pumpkins if i lower the ph a little.

3/15/2017 11:38:46 AM

Porkchop

Central NY

Yes they do well in pumpkin soil..I think they like it less moisture than pumpkins...drier "in between times"...(at least in the soil up this way)

3/15/2017 2:33:22 PM

poca river pumpkins

Sissonville wva

what pruning methods do you use porkchop

3/15/2017 7:15:35 PM

wixom grower ( The Polish Hammer)

Wixom MI.

Ya porkchop what are your pruning secrets?

3/15/2017 7:40:41 PM

wixom grower ( The Polish Hammer)

Wixom MI.

I prune off all the branches(suckers)on the plant. Then i like to set a tomato on the first set of flowers if possible.if that doesn't happen i will keep trying untill i get a tomato to set. As soon as i get a tomato to set i will then top off the plant about 3 leaves after the tomato. At this stage i will not let the plant grow any bigger. This will force all the plants energy to go to that tomato.this is what i do,but most growers like a bigger plant than i do.

3/15/2017 7:50:52 PM

Porkchop

Central NY

Well, Ya see...I used to be a nipple-man...

3/15/2017 7:51:12 PM

wixom grower ( The Polish Hammer)

Wixom MI.

What does that have to do with pruning ??? Lol...(0:

3/15/2017 8:10:47 PM

Peace, Wayne

Owensboro, Ky.

Just a guess here, lower on plant makes him a butt-man (lower on plant), & just a guess P-chop sets higher on plant making him a (higher on plant) nipple-man? Like I said, just a guess? I like both!!! Peace, Wayne

3/16/2017 12:56:13 AM

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