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I think I did it!

@@JoeDc101 you can definitely still move that. You'll have to cut/release a bunch of roots before moving it so you don't snap the stem. The vine should freely move up as you adjust the pumpkin. If you meet resistance, stop and figure out where the resistance is coming from and don't force it. Do it in the heat of the day when the vines are most supple, and do it a little bit each day. This will make a big difference as your pumpkin gets bigger!

@@pumpkinista success today moving! Thank you!

@@elidalton9755 Yes it was! In my defense, I moved it a little to the left before moving it to the right for better visualization of what I was doing. But when re-watching it I was like whoa girl!

Their odds will go up significantly if they stay out of our yard.

@@sssniperboofygoofy no, but they have scratched my pumpkins in the past!

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I've had traps set up around the property for quite a while now. So far I haven't had any issues with the cats, but you make a good point. Maybe I'll put a small fence around the pumpkins to deter the bigger guys who can get their feet caught.

Tell me about it! Last year, the cats were the ones that scratched the pumpkin, but I kept them around to keep the rodents at bay. Now they're getting a little soft!

Giant pumpkin people are crazy!

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@@DaleHartt 😂

@@DaleHartt If you're not starving every night, are you really trying hard enough?

@@pumpkinista That was almost the first time I thumbed down one of your comments.

I talk about pruning in this video: ruclips.net/video/PaAZ4jx93Pw/видео.htmlsi=is2hRHBtRAUzdQvW I keep ALL my male flowers until I know my pollination has taken, then I will remove them when they're little when I'm pruning the vine, to save the plant energy which can then go into growing the pumpkin. Pruning the males doesn't create more females - it just gets rid of the males that are needed to pollinate the females when they finally do show up! I don't prune any of the leaves. I also made a video on vine layout which is also part of the pruning process: ruclips.net/video/nPBT_xBVvCA/видео.htmlsi=2iOzk9K0uyUFF9MH Hope this helps! Those vines can get out of control quick!

Agreed!

The baby is beautiful! 🎉❤

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I usually just do Neptune's Harvest Fish and Seaweed for my foliar feeding. I don't like to do it too often because it wears the leaves out. Some growers will do foliar feedings of CalMag, Epsom Salts (Magnesium sulfate), or other products.

There are lots of reasons pumpkins can abort. In this case, the female flower didn't fully open on pollination day, but I pollinated it regardless. I'm guessing she wasn't ready to take the pollen, and that bad timing was enough for the plant to reject the pollination. A lot of growers have had abortions because of the heat waves we've been having.

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I bet you're a fun guy to hang out with. 😂 I have found life to be a lot better if you're not a jerk.

@@DaleHartt I make no apologies. Go away boy.

Exactly what I was about to comment

I like the song

It took some trial and error, and very forceful blowing!

I'm glad it helped, and thanks for the suggestion!

Mid June would be great, but I'm willing to wait until the end of June for a bigger plant. I would prefer to have everything pollinated by July 1.

Yes, that's my seed! Whitty is my last name, so that's part of its official name, but I also give them their own names, Mitchell being one of them 🙂.

@@pumpkinista It's late but It will go in the ground soon. I plant 3 acres of regular pumpkins so I was late getting it started.

Let me know how it goes! You should still be able to get a decent sized pumpkin, and possibly with viable seeds for next year.

It's a lot of work! Once the roots get established, I sometimes remove the pots if I can get to them easy.

Yes! Great question. I will try to address it in my next video with a diagram. The easiest way would be to keep the secondaries perpendicular to the main vine and have the secondaries keep growing straight for about 15 ft if you have the room. I use the bamboo skewers to guide them in the direction that I want.

yes please do that in your next video!! much appreciated 😊!!! does it ever go past the 15ft (the secondaries you train to go out perpendicularly)? and how do you know which female you’re going to pollinate?

@@aniamatz1830 I usually stop at around 15 feet because of space limitations. If anything, I may make the secondaries closest to the pumpkins a little long since it's felt that those vines closest to the pumpkin provide it with the most weight. I choose my female based on how big my plant is. I like it to be at least 12 to 15 feet down the main vine, and I also like to have 18 to 20 secondary vines behind it to feed it.

Yes, I bury the secondary vines. I usually have at least one set of skewers criss-crossed near the tip of the vine to keep it stable and prevent it from blowing around. In this video, you can only see one secondary vine, but your plant will produce many more!