zxcvbob wrote in message ...
Can I remove a few leaves from squash vines (where they have run into my
bush beans and are shading them) without hurting the vines? How about
cutting the growing tips out of the vines where they have run 20 to 30 feet
and are about to grow into the lawn -- and my neighbors' lawns.

I have removed many lower leaves from my pumpkin vines that I have
climbing up a trellis. I worried that the hollow leaf stems would
provide an entrance for insects and disease, but they all did fine. I
would wait until the plant has some size, but that doesn't seem to be
a problem in your case.

IC_gardener
Iowa City, Iowa
Zone 5a