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Upa Creek, MO

Plants are vining and going to lay down soon, do you cut the kickstand or not? I have done both and curious what others do.

Thanks

4/26/2015 2:19:30 PM

Sourthern Utah

i have done both as well, depends on the location of it,, and if i can get it to turn enuff, to lay it down

4/26/2015 2:26:06 PM

Western ny

let it grow,mother nature will do her job ..dont push it

4/26/2015 3:58:52 PM

Slate River,Ont. Canada

I cut it off once and it threw the plant out of balance and needed a lot of extra support after that. I wish I had never done it.

4/26/2015 4:45:02 PM

Anchorage Alaska

if it looks like it going to cause problems with the main.. cut it ... one leaf out of hundreds to come

4/26/2015 9:57:23 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Luke, like Dale said. Deal with it if it's a problem (almost always is) and if your lucky and they lay nice without trimming .... Then good.

You only have to have one that bends or falls weirdly to never let it happen again.

4/26/2015 11:28:06 PM

Johnston, R.I.

cut it ,, you will be fine.

4/27/2015 1:20:15 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Thanks guys, I asked since I will be making the cut today or tomorrow, and it really sucks to remove the biggest and healthiest leaf at this point. I have 2 plants so maybe I'll do 1\1.

4/27/2015 7:56:09 AM

Colorado

Ive never trimmed one. The vine will roll 30 degrees and right itself.

4/27/2015 10:56:45 AM

East Jordan, MI

dig a hole under it

4/27/2015 7:12:14 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

All plants are different in terms of this problem. Digging a hole under the leaf is a better option than cutting and it usually works, but sometimes as hard as it is to do it, you may have to cut it off to insure the vine lands safely.

4/27/2015 8:28:32 PM

Muddy Waters

build a ramp out of some wood and dig a hole like cecil said.make the ramp a couple feet long.once it hits the ground you can replace the ramp with soil.

4/28/2015 7:04:49 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

A ramp....now I've heard it all..

4/29/2015 10:59:13 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Luke, go with your gut...your a seasoned grower and this ain't your first rodeo. Ramps, hooks, ladders, pulley system....won't work.

4/29/2015 11:00:43 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Dang you Glenn.

I spent the whole winter building a pulley system, now what am I going to do???

4/29/2015 1:03:31 PM

Muddy Waters

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179383

Heres the ramp It worked great that was 2012.The whole point is to ease the plant down so it doesnt snap off.Sometimes you have to think outside of the box.Hard for some boyz to do.

4/29/2015 7:24:48 PM

Muddy Waters

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180125

Here it landed a few days later

4/29/2015 7:27:53 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Hey Mark....ah never mind....

4/29/2015 8:15:09 PM