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Grittyville, WA

Ruben, was there node with roots at the pumpkin? Thanks
Amazing, growing so well with all of the plant behind it gone, (check out Rmen diary)...
Thanks for sharing this. Brandon

7/9/2023 5:42:09 PM

valtierra/spain

No Brandon, there was no root knot in the pumpkin. only grew with the plant after the pumpkin. I think it is very interesting, for all of us who thought, that the pumpkin feeds only with the plant behind. I'm happy to try this test, I lost a very good pumpkin, but at least I got seeds, and know what happens to the plant after the pumpkin. It is an objective test.

7/9/2023 6:54:17 PM

valtierra/spain

imagine it can do 600-700 square feet well rooted, fertilized and watered, after pumpkin.

7/9/2023 6:55:39 PM

Grittyville, WA

Thanks I wish you the best in the future.

7/9/2023 8:03:54 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Testing is always fun when you lose a fruit or pumpkin. I've learned so much this way.

Great job Ruben!

7/10/2023 10:17:23 AM

New Castle, Indiana

This is very interesting to me! So are we saying that the vine works in both directions when there are node roots?

7/10/2023 10:37:34 AM

Benson, MN

Yes the vine flows both ways. I have seen many times with bags of water tied to the vines a day before a weigh off. They will suck water out of both on each side of the pumpkin, although they pull more out of the bag on the main before the fruit.

7/11/2023 7:44:12 AM

Australia eastcoastcitrus@hotmail.com

Remember cutting vine off leaving 2 side vines on stump side when pumpkin was size of basketball it grew out to 638 kilograms

7/11/2023 4:33:13 PM