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Crown Prince how many per stem?
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July 14, 2011, 21:10:25 »
Hi All,
Not much of a poster but a long time lurker! Would appreciate some advice re my crown prince squash. Should I restrict the number of pumpkins and if so how many, also does it make any difference if I take off every other one or should i just chop off at the end of the stem?
Ta
Julie
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Re: Crown Prince how many per stem?
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July 15, 2011, 13:09:51 »
Hi
I've grown these for the last few years, and mostly only get 2 or 3 per plant, that fully mature. I only pinch out the growing tip when I'm sure the fruit are growing well, usually sometime in August.
Be interesting to see what others do :)
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July 15, 2011, 15:12:06 »
Thanks for that, usually get the same as you but I notice that on one stem there are about 10 flowers..on that same stem is a pumpkin about 4 inches in diameter, I think i usually chop the ends off but might leave it this year and see what i get :)
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July 16, 2011, 06:17:15 »
sounds encouraging, mine are way behind yours!
I love them but I don't seem to manage more than 3 per plant. I wonder why that is?
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Alex133
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July 16, 2011, 07:39:27 »
Same here with 2 to 3 per plant - they're so massive and hard to chop up wouldn't want any more. Read somewhere that pinching out growing tip in August is good idea.
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