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I have a couple of atlantic giant pumpkin plants, both are growing well, but one is around 15 feet in length, can you nip out the growing tip to encourage fruits?

Yes! Alternatively, train the growing stem curly wurly style by pegging it down :)

thanks for the information, I will train it the other way.

personally I wouldn't pinch out the growing tip until a fruit has set and is swelling nicely.

Hi simon, a pic of my squash hedge - all trained curly wurly :)

Supersprout,

good pic, they are looking well, even with all this hot weather

thank you simon :) - might look healthy cos they are growing in half rotted compost on the shady side of the g'house under black plastic? The equivalent of horticultural caviare for a squash ;D