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http://www.bigpumpkins.com/DisplayPhoto.asp?pid=7319

6/8/2015 7:11:18 PM

Home of happy lil plants

My soil wont do that

6/8/2015 7:27:27 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

Xmas tree style pruning method poll on june 19 at 12.5 ft.By the look of the size of this plant in the pic i would say that cell division was the last thing on his mind?

6/9/2015 1:16:28 PM

Germany

At least it doesn´t look like Beni had terminated most of the vine growth a week before pollination. Looking at my plants right now (which currently develop the babies in their vine tips which would then probably give a pumpkin at 12...14 ft) I wouldn´t want to terminate most of their secondaries now.

6/9/2015 2:45:57 PM

N.c.

It almost makes you think that having ALOT of big, healthy leaves at the end of the season was at the forefront of his mind.

6/9/2015 3:35:05 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Don't worry Spence, my soil won't allow this either.

6/9/2015 4:39:58 PM

Germany

@ Spence and Chris: What does your soil allow (or not) and why??? Are you talking about the area of good soil (which doesn´t allow such a growth pattern) or the composition of your soil, which maybe doesn´t allow to have a female at 12.5 ft by june 19th???

6/9/2015 5:03:14 PM

Home of happy lil plants

it doesnt allow a pumpkin to make it big for one...
but
mainly the sides after the kin filling out after a set at 12.5ft not space requirements or even timeframe issues

I have never seen anyone else sucessfully hammer home as many sides after the kin equaling in size to the vines/structure of the vines before the pumpkin. If someone out there has the picture of another over 13-14-1500lb pumpkin post it. That much plant after the pumpkin is too tricky for me

6/9/2015 6:44:44 PM

Torrance, Ca.

A little bit of everything Pumpking. Mostly my skill level if I had to pick one of the many things lacking. lol

6/9/2015 8:53:19 PM

N.c.

Well said Spence. There does not seem to be much interest in the propagation and maintenance of leaves after the pumpkin is set.

6/9/2015 9:30:32 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

My patches are not filled in until way after fruit set... I grow seconds after fruit set.. I'm slow to grow and fill in slow... About 700 to 750 sq ft per plant.. There is a time when I will only let main grow but normally after later than most

6/9/2015 10:14:16 PM

Germany

Spence & Chris, thank you for your replies, now I see. In 2012 I´ve let the main of my 1789 Wallace plant continue and I also tried to grow as many (and as long...patch space permitting) secondaries on that part of the main, and despite the early fruit set on a pretty small and young plant (somewhere at 9.5 ft) it wasn´t a problem at all, the vines kept on growing like usual even though the fruit on that plant had the steepest growth curve of my pumpkins so far. One thing I noticed is that various crosses with 1725 Harp genetics have a very aggressive secondary root system, that might (at least in part) explain this extraordinary plant growth.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=188496

6/10/2015 3:21:07 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Good post Donkin. Never saw that pic and Impressive. Looks like 2 mains grown together and tied up in middle or a mirror. That main after the pkn is giant.

6/10/2015 10:03:24 PM