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Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

See a lot of successful pollinations occurring. Which is good. Now you need to start preparing for fruit growth and that mean making S curves. This will prevent the pumpkin from ripping the stem off the pumpkin as it grows.

7/11/2016 7:49:53 AM

Hadley Ny

Thanks for the reminder. T

7/11/2016 8:01:37 AM

Minnesota(dw447@fastmail.fm)

Good post Shannon. You need slack in the vine before the pumpkin.

7/11/2016 10:30:41 PM

Omaha, Ne.

i hate s curves,:))

7/12/2016 5:17:40 PM

Germany

Darren, no worries, try to create a double-D-curve, that should also work (I never recommended it to new growers, it might distract them from actually looking after the pumpkin).

7/13/2016 4:34:42 AM

Germany

As to the S-curves:

This and the following 3 diary entries show how I create the S-curve:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=222751

And this sketch demonstrates the way the S-curve behaves during the growth of the pumpkin:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=222614

7/13/2016 5:42:54 AM

Omaha, Ne.

and you could here....snap..argggggggggggg!!!&(((&%$#$$%^&**(*&^&^%%%^&&&&&^%$$$!!!

7/13/2016 5:28:40 PM