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Tonight there was some heavy rains by my place, and we haven't had rain in weeks. I got a 450 lbs that's mature and is ready for harvest but is still gaining weight. I was wondering if I should cut the end of the main when I get home tommorow to help the water flow not go all to the pumpkin and blow it out. Don't know if this is a solution, or works, or even matters, but it's worth a try, if my pumpkins still at risk. Thanks for the help!

9/23/2005 12:05:07 AM

Puyallup, WA

As my ol' buddy Lincoln Mettler used to say, "If you ain't blowin' them up, you ain't trying hard enough!"

9/23/2005 12:44:06 AM

Utah

Stan ... geez I think maybe he doesn't want this one to blow! and is looking for information to that end?
... and I guess I ain't trying hard enough because I've never blown one...

Kyle - that's a tough question that answer is no one knows for sure. It could be just fine or it could blow. If you are more concerned about it splitting than gaining a few more lbs then you could cut the main at the stump. or you could try cutting 1/2 the main at the stump or 1/4 or 1/2 of the main right before the pumpkin.
good luck with it !

9/23/2005 12:49:52 PM

Montoursville, PA

If this were my pride and joy for the year's work I think I would cut the main off at the stump. If I had a serious stand, of good leaves, still working I would go, to the harvesting mood and cut the main just ahead, of the pumpkin, leaving only one or two secondary vines, to keep, it, in a living mode, for the remaining few days, to harvest time.

9/23/2005 1:20:06 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Kyle, I don't know about you but sunday will be into the mid eighties again. I may gain some serious poundage. LOL

I may be sorry for this but I'm going to leave my plant intact. Grow pumpkinn grow. But please don't split........

9/23/2005 4:20:39 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Kyle, take the risk and just let it grow. We have not had any decent rain here in BC either so I watered the entire patch for several hours and then fertilized the &*^% out of it the next day trying to get a measurable increase. Got a little bit of increase but no damage to the fruit.

In this case, I'd just go for it!!

9/23/2005 5:04:18 PM

Canada

I'm with Russ, I had a few days of awsome growth then these past 2 nights little to nothing as the nights have been COLD!! sunday is back into the 80's like Russ said. I'm leaving mine intack to see what happens, I currently have a few small skin cracks nothing deep maybe fingernail thickness this happened after we got a nice long day and night of warm rain ( 2 nights ago) should be interested to see what happens after a WARM sunday.

Dave

9/24/2005 4:36:33 AM