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Stanwood, Washington

Will the main vine grow faster in a flag pattern since there are half as many secondaries draining energy or is the growth rate pretty well fixed?

For instance would it be possible to fill out a 50' x 10' area with a Flag pattern in a similar amount time that you could fill out a 25' x 20 area with a tree pattern.

4/18/2012 5:40:24 PM

Colorado

The more prunning the faster the main will grow.

4/18/2012 7:11:28 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

In my experience with flag patterns, the main vine does not seem to grow any quicker than with regular xmas tree patterns.

4/18/2012 7:17:37 PM

Ohio

Captain, Im going to try this pattern on one of my plants this year if I can.


http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=128388

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=128418

4/19/2012 6:19:16 AM

Colorado

It might grow slower with a flag pattern that has 20 ft long secondaries. I'd run the main down the middle-10 ft secondaries

4/19/2012 12:43:54 PM

Stanwood, Washington

Brooks,
Curious to know what the reasoning is behind that? Do you have a theory behind this that would lead you to believe you could get more juice to the pumpkin with that pattern?

4/19/2012 8:15:36 PM

Massachusetts

not sure if we will have a flag left in a few years, i'm going to try the cross pattern, woops they took that one out of schools already, ok i will try the christmas tree pattern, damn, they took that one off the town common! ok, do they have a menorah pattern?, sorry , on a serious note every time i cut a secondary, the plants seem to grow faster? i use the tree pattern and cut every other secondary, the plant seems to like it this way???? scott.

4/19/2012 9:48:11 PM