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Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

I need help folks. My season is in jeapordy here. I think every single one of my plants may be double vining. Something does not look right. I have 2 plants with every single side vine looking like a double. The best way to describe it is a bunch of leaves all bunched together with females, males etc. The other plant looks to be double vining on the main. I do not know what and how to cut. Can someone send me or post pictures of something. With doubles, will the main grow full length if you dont cut one?

Not sure if I am over-reacting, but they dont seem right. Maybe they were under the hoop houses too long and the weather was to cold and they were stunted a bit.

The plants may need to be ripped out. Damn.....

6/13/2006 8:19:57 PM

virginia

Ray my 1200 Checkon,,,,,The side vines coming off the main is spliting off to a double vine,,,,,,The main is doing good.....dont know what the problem is,,,,,,,greg

6/13/2006 9:12:35 PM

Piqua,Ohio

I had one double main this year too ray, At the tip there should be two I pinched one off and now have only one growing from that point out.

6/13/2006 9:17:36 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Last year I had a double that I had to trim 3 times before it went to a single...good luck!!! Peace, Wayne

6/13/2006 10:36:09 PM

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Ray, It's way too soon (and late) to rip up plants. Wait it our a while & don't get crazy. Dave's had to deal wih this. Did you talk to him?

6/13/2006 10:38:47 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

I had a double main last year. I let it grow about three feet past where it turned into a double and finally cut one of the doubles off. I waited a few days for the fresh cut to dry out some, then I buried it. The plant lived on.

6/14/2006 12:13:39 AM

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I think you gotta just give them a few days or a week and let them do their thing before doing anything. Let them go they'll be ok for a while. When it becomes clearer what is going on with them then decide what to do. My 1139 Sherwood is doing the same thing.

6/14/2006 10:14:14 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

Ray,
I think you've gotten good advice.
Hopefully the mainvine, or a secondary, will correct themselves and go single. Otherwise you may need to perform surgery. I'd give them some time, and see what developes. In the meantime, take care of the plants, and try and prevent vine twists, and splits. Train the plants the best you can at this stage.
If it will give you peace of mind, you could plant some backup plants(if you have some), just in case.
Good luck.

6/14/2006 11:16:15 AM

Pembroke, New Hampshire

I have the same thing happening to my Hester 582 here in NH. I wonder if it has something to do with the cool wet weather we've had.
What is the down side to letting both vines grow, besides the obvious problem of crowding? Do double vines historically produce smaller pumpkins or if trimmed, will they produce just as well?

6/14/2006 11:38:52 AM

Colorado

I had a plant double vine last year. I decided to let it
go and after about 8 feet it corrected it self.
I blamed it on having my soil out of wack but I
have been reading alot of posts this year about
plants double vining and am wondering if it is
genetics, the weird weather (100 degress in Denver)
or soil problems. Any idea's?

6/14/2006 1:03:30 PM

central Missouri

I seem to remember reading somewhere that one possible cure is watering heavily for at least 12 hours straight. This may also increase your likelyhood of fungal disease.
Mark

6/14/2006 3:07:12 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

I had a double vine on my 940 Mombert 00 plant this year. We've had warmer and drier than usual, weather. I'm wondering what part genetics has to do with it? Maybe there is just a percentage of seeds out of a pumpkin, that are programmed to go double?

6/14/2006 3:31:44 PM

Iowa

Ray don't let it bother you too much. Give them a chance to come out of it on their own. If they don't, them trim each tip down to one, preferably the longest one. That should get it down to one, but if it starts to double again, just repeat until it works. Most double vines aren't too big a deal if you just alow them time to work themselves out. My 1370 Rose last year was a ribbon vine and I got a 1200 lber out of it.
Ralph

6/14/2006 9:00:25 PM

Danville, CA ([email protected])

Mine looks like it has come out after say 4-5 feet from the stump. Not 100% positive, but now looks to have two separate growing tips. I think I will let them both grow rather than pinching one. The double vine only seems to be a problem with "moving" or "positioning" a pumkin on the vine. I haven't read too many other issues.

6/15/2006 12:46:11 AM

Syracuse, NY

i have an 842 Eaton that appears to
have this affliction.......
even if it has double everything,
it is still an 842. keeping it, lol.
my 1097.5 Beachy last year started-out
as a double-viner;
i did not do anything to it and it "straightened
itself out" after it was about 4 feet long.
i hope you have not "ended" your plants---good luck! eric

6/15/2006 5:38:40 PM