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KRC

WNC Usa

I have a plant with a pumpkin at 9 feet or should I wait until the plant reaches 15 feet plus which may be 2-3 weeks from now?

I feel the longer I wait, the smaller the pumpkin I will end up with despite the longer vines.

Am I wrong?

7/8/2016 7:36:51 PM

Rick j.

stoughton WI

pollinate it, you can still grow a monster at 9 ft if you wait that's just more weight and time you have lost

7/8/2016 8:28:37 PM

Pumpkin JAM

Tinykinville

now time far more important then distance and there is zero proof that any length past 8 feet is better then another length

7/8/2016 11:50:28 PM

Craig F

Massachusettts

I agree with Pumpkin JAM that time is a more important factor than distance at this point. That said, maybe 8' in Tinykinville is the optimal distance but there certainly is proof that more than 8' of plant feeding the pumpkin yields larger results.

7/9/2016 1:50:48 PM

KRC

WNC Usa

Thank you for the replies.

I will go with it.

7/9/2016 10:17:44 PM

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