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Minnesota

My flat line main vine cracked. It is 3 inchs wide flat by 1/2, it is not growing 3 inch flat side down, the 1/2 inch is on the ground, any way the begginer I am, it was not sunny, early evening, I pushed down just a little and pop, crack, it snapped. Do you think it will glue itself back together or is it best to start thinking about a pumpkin on a sidevine, I have never grown a pumpkin on a side vine, do you just let it grow. The vine is about 8ft.

6/28/2009 11:06:06 PM

Ohio

kinda hard to understand what your saying here Richard, post a few pics of the cracked vine.

6/29/2009 4:49:28 AM

Minnesota

o'k

6/29/2009 7:03:35 AM

Wi

Flat fines will crack without even touching them. I've seen several cracks on a neighbors plant this season and it just does it on it's own.

Train a side vine.

I do almost all my vine training / burying before 7 am. Nearly 100%. I do try to do my s-curve at the fruit mid-day.

6/29/2009 9:18:47 AM

Minnesota

I decided to just burry it, I want to know if it is going to keep growing.

6/29/2009 10:47:19 PM

Minnesota

Its gowing.

6/30/2009 8:34:29 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Rip it out...let those 2 other plants take up the space!!

6/30/2009 11:38:29 AM

Minnesota

Yikes, because the genetics are so good, it still has a chance.

6/30/2009 12:48:02 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Genetics won't be worth anything if the plant is a mutant...who would want to grow the resulting seeds?

Pull it man, more room for the other 2 and greater chance at getting a decent sized pumpkin.

6/30/2009 2:02:08 PM

Ohio

yea! Pull it and grow a 1300 plus pounder!

6/30/2009 2:39:44 PM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

I disagree. There have been lots of large pumpkins grown from plants with double or ribbon mains.

Now that it is cracked, terminate the main and train the last strong secondary into a new main. The plant will naturally put its energy into the new main.

You may have a minor set back, but you still can grow a big one

John

6/30/2009 3:52:49 PM

Minnesota

I'm monitoring it.

6/30/2009 8:38:42 PM