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Pinedale, WY

I know this question has been asked before, but if you all can answer it one more time. My main is taking off and my 2 vines are going out perpendicular from the stump and main vine, and I am trying to train the other vines to go out from the main also. 2 questions, when do I start burying vines? And when can I and where do I chop the ends of the "renegade" vines off and bury them?

6/25/2007 10:14:58 AM

Buffalo, New York

i am a newbie but was told to start burying as soon as possible.

what are renegade vines?

6/25/2007 11:15:19 AM

Colorado

Pastor,

An alternative to burying is to use plastic coat hangers
cut in half. Each hanger will provide you with two U shaped
stakes. You will need to make sure the plastic on the inside of the stakes are smoothe. Just pin the vine
at each leave node. I assume that the "renegade" vines
that you refer to are secondaries...Most growers like to
have at least 12 foot secondaries on each side of the plant
before terminating.

6/25/2007 2:03:56 PM

Buffalo, New York

so i take it secondary vines are the ones that run perpendicular to the main vine and begin at the stump.

i didnt know that, i thought secondary vines were the vines that grew off the main vine?

6/26/2007 8:18:33 AM

Pinedale, WY

I thought there was some pruning strategy to secondaries, like keeping everyother one? So do I start burrying them now? I have been staking them down to train them. Thanks people for the help.

6/26/2007 11:46:37 AM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Some prune every other secondary off, and some leave most, or all on. I was thinking of pruning every other one off, but decided against it, as some secondaries didn't form, and a few are weaker growing. I start burying when they're about 3-4 ft. long. I bury up to about 6" from the secondary vine tips. I space the vines so they aren't overcrowded. I do cut out secondaries occasionally, if they seem to be crowding each other. You'll need male flowers for pollination, so don't cover those totally. Near the leaf nodes of the secondary vines, are tertiary vines. Most people pinch thes off, otherwise you could have a mess, and they may take away from the pumpkin's growth.

6/26/2007 12:10:12 PM

Pinedale, WY

Thanks Doug, and everyone.

6/26/2007 8:31:07 PM