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Westford, MA

Thanks to everyone for all the great info coming outta this site!
I 've spent 2 much time learning & working on the plant, vines, trunk, nutrition,and burring vines.
Thanks for all the info!!
My results,great so far. I've got a huge salad covering my back yard. Leaders out 28', 22',20 still going
24',& 10' burried, Secondaries 18',22,26,on the first few 2nds. Thanks for the ruffage.
Males came up late. 2 deep on the vine bury?
Fruit's finally in and I don't know how to treat Fruit,stem and near vines?
I've 5 plants,8 lg beach balls, 8-11 basketbs , a few lg grapefruit.
Stems vary, Some lgr near grnd, short, twisted,etc
Vines not exactly S shape
How do I treat the fuit: spray,Clean?
Cover what? mid., Not stem/flower end
I'v cut roots near by,& dmg leaves.
Treat stem/vines??
sorry I missed that class
Thanks
kjk

8/20/2007 10:05:45 AM

Somers, CT

Keep the fruit clean, dry and out of the direct sun. RI growers cover theirs with blankets. Keeps the sun off and warm at night. Good idea to keep the stem and flower ends dry and clean as well.

8/21/2007 11:59:29 AM

Westford, MA

I thought I had read spray w/weak bleach mixture.
Can you spray the fruit w/insecticide?
I've sprinkled a mix of, half Borax/half Sugar, to kill the ants.
Do I treat the vine I've dug up with anything?

The Stem of 2 pumpkins has what looks like 2 juicy gold colored scars running almost the length of the stems.
Is that something, I should worry about. It may have been because I was covering the stem as well as the whole fruit.
DO you remove the covers when watering? I was leaving them on wet.

8/21/2007 12:40:54 PM