These "curly feelers" can be removed with no damage to the plant. I remove
them simply to lay an organized pattern to the vines rather than having them
crawl over everything.....Ken

Penny Goulden wrote:

I hope someone can help me. i have pumpkin plants grwing in my garden.
They have started to sprout curly feelers if thats what they are called.
Are they needed? can I pluck them off? they are starting to attatch to my
other plants in the garden. thanks.