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Richmond, BC, Canada

I feel for you Russ!! Don't pick all the females off the secondaries.

6/6/2025 12:58:54 PM

Bethlehem CT

I do think the plant heals itself much like a graft.

6/6/2025 4:42:03 PM

Sonoma County, CA

I am skeptical about healing. I have had that exact conditoin twice and chose to cut it, and run a secondary as my new main.

6/6/2025 7:07:06 PM

Grittyville, WA

I'm interested to see if it works. If the growth rate gets back to normal (or if it doesn't slow down at all) then I guess you can assume it has healed. Kudos for the effort and giving it a chance. Guessing that many growers would not.

6/7/2025 1:25:41 AM

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

My main on my 2144 snapped across the top about 10 days ago. I just took the secondary behind it and trained it as my new main and cut the old main off. So far things are working out well and it now looks like I never lost my main and I have a nice female flower ready to pollinate on the new main. I was told that if you cut through the vascular bundles (mine lost 2 of the 5) the size of the pumpkin would be compromised. I doubt the graft can really compensate fully for loss of these bundles where the juices flow. World champions have been grown in secondaries and tertiaries. These giant pumpkin plants are very resilient.

6/7/2025 3:22:17 AM