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Buffalo, New York

I know I made a similar post last week about which plant to cull, but did not get some responses I was hoping for.

2 plant in each of my 2 hoops are starting to throw a main vine now, and hopefully will make touch down in the next 4-5 days.

I don't see any double vines, so that is good news.

Both plants in each hoop are at about the same size, but the 964 daletas plant main vine is growing 90 degrees from the first true leaf so I may have a difficult time training the vine around over a period of days while the 1085 bowles plant is growing about 45 degrees from its first true leaf.

Is vine positioning something you guys consider when choosing which plant to cull?

and what else do you look for besides size?

5/28/2009 1:01:47 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

A 90 or 45° vine is easy to train once on the ground. allow your gut feeling to make the decision. which one do you think will produce the bigger or better looking pumpkin? Don't cull either until you absolutely have to. look for one to have a larger stump or stronger, greener leaves etc.

5/28/2009 1:41:26 PM

If you have the room and it appears you do, get them on the ground b4 making a cut,,bad things can happen in making the transition that might make the decision much easier.

that said,,,,I would go with the 1085 8)

5/28/2009 1:48:20 PM

Rhode Island

jeremy

once your skills improve you wont need to worry about choosing which plant to cull.

we have never lost a plant once they are set into the patch under a greenhouse ,etc. yes later in the year we all loose plants for one reason or another ( id put the real success rate at somewhere between 50 and 70 percent success ) but thats part of the game.

you plant and choices should be based on the genetics and history of the seed not which seed grows a plant faster.
hence one plant per greenhouse.

pap

5/28/2009 11:10:21 PM

Buffalo, New York

Thanks guys, guess i will definately wait til all 4 hit the ground.

Pap, I agree, choices should be made on genetics and history, but i only have enough room for 2 plants, and 1 plant in each hoop from transplanting seems like a big risk for me, expecially after 2 weeks in the ground, it breaks of some sorts and throws me back 2 weeks or more.

Dan, i am still hoping to grow your 1085, time will tell.

5/29/2009 12:40:00 AM