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Middle TN

Is this how a ribbon vine starts? I havent seen a lot of pumpkin vines but I have seen A LOT of pics and Ive never seen anything like this before.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=156256

5/18/2011 9:23:35 PM

Pataskala,OH

New growth looks ok. That is just one messed up leaf. lol

5/18/2011 9:31:15 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Tammy, I have the exact smae thing going on one of my backups. It's like terraces on the stalk.

5/18/2011 9:45:43 PM

sevierville, Tn

could just be a weird leaf. The rest looks ok, for now. Maybe be the weather extremes.

5/18/2011 10:19:58 PM

New Hampshire, USA

That maybe the start of a flat vine.

5/18/2011 10:45:37 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Tammy, I have seen only one double/twin/ribbon vine!!! and have never seen what you showed in the pic!!! Not the leaf structure, but the vine collapsing thing!!! Hopefully someone will come up w/ answers! Peace, Wayne

5/18/2011 11:14:46 PM

Middle TN

this plant has been different from the beginning. If you look close you can see the seed leaves look more like one leaf that ripped as it grew. The new leaves are not growing opposite of each other like my other plants. It'll be interesting to see what it does next.

5/18/2011 11:50:09 PM

Ohio

I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as it's just a leaf stem. I had one do it this year on the 1st true leaf. The plant is doing fine now at about 3ft long and no other abnormal stems.

5/19/2011 1:28:38 AM

Western NY

If you have other options, I wouldn't go with this one. I had one like it last year, and pulled it. It's kind of like a double vine, except the half that would normally be used to produce a vine made a massive leaf instead.

You might get a normal vine out of it eventually, but oddities like this have a way of slowing the plant down for a while.

5/19/2011 8:21:56 AM

Middle TN

Im gonna let it go for a few more days and see what it does. I have a back up plant right beside it that I'll focus my growing attention on :)

5/19/2011 9:00:31 AM

Somerset,Ky

Pull it! I'll send you another one for next year.

5/19/2011 10:54:36 PM

Middle TN

Thanks John, but you dont have to do that. I have your 1145 right beside it that is doing great :)

5/19/2011 11:18:57 PM