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Mn

If you look at Christmas tree layout not many secondary after the pumpkin. What do you think?

4/11/2017 7:00:42 PM

Grittyville, WA

I think the Wallaces use extra long secondaries prior to the pumpkin. This is the only improvement I know of to the normal Christmas tree.

4/12/2017 5:02:16 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

It only looks like a Christmas tree while the vines are growing. When the plant fills out it should be a big square or whatever shape you have allotted for the plant.

4/12/2017 7:18:08 AM

Pittsburgh, PA

Glen is correct. At least the article I read about Paps 2261 showed a vine diagram and the couple secondaries before the pumpkin were grown out real long. I believe the strategy is to have more plant behind the pumpkin than in front of it.

4/12/2017 3:51:46 PM

Colorado

Keep a couple secondaries at and after the pumpkin and the main. the vines closest to the fruit feed it the most especially calcium which doesn't travel through the plant well

4/12/2017 5:18:16 PM