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Aberdeen, Scotland

My plant has two main vines because of all the problems I had with ribbon vines earlier in the year. They both start about a foot from the base of the plant and each one is perhaps 20 feet long. There is a pumpkin which I believe to have set on one of the vines, about 15 feet along it.

Will the second vine without the pumpkin be helping anything or should I just remove it?

I've also taken this picture of some aborted fruit that I removed and cross-sectioned. Not sure if it's possible to tell anything from cross-sectioned aborted fruit, but if it is, then someone here will be able to!

https://s26.postimg.org/f54faouwn/IMG_20170905_122007.jpg

9/6/2017 7:41:08 AM

Bethlehem CT

In theory the whole plant should help to feed the pumpkin. So I don't see any point in cutting off the other main. I would leave it.

9/7/2017 7:35:05 AM

Bethlehem CT

Check out this thread. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=611255

9/7/2017 7:37:31 AM