Hi all,

I've planted pumpkins and spaghetti squash in a reasonably large bed,
however I want to make sure that they stay within the boundaries of
this bed. I have seen pumpkins and squash go mad and take over a back
yard.

How do I `train' them to stay in this area? Is it safe to snip off
bits that are starting to stray?

If you are happy with the number of fruit on the vines then pinch off the
growing end. Me I'm letting the beasts go as we have 1 acre and quite a bit
is not arable. As a side note the variety I have in at the moment is
Bohemian and it is very prolific, large fruit and plenty of them. 3 plants
and about 25+ fruit of a size and still putting out female flowers by the
score. May end up giving a lot away (local shopkeeper will be upset) but the
missus is checking out all the things pumpkin can be used/made into.
Jim

"Tom Elliott" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I've planted pumpkins and spaghetti squash in a reasonably large bed,
however I want to make sure that they stay within the boundaries of
this bed. I have seen pumpkins and squash go mad and take over a back
yard.

How do I `train' them to stay in this area? Is it safe to snip off
bits that are starting to stray?

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:43:17 GMT, (Tom Elliott)
wrote:
I've planted pumpkins and spaghetti squash in a reasonably large bed,
however I want to make sure that they stay within the boundaries of
this bed. I have seen pumpkins and squash go mad and take over a back
yard.

How do I `train' them to stay in this area? Is it safe to snip off
bits that are starting to stray?

Just do exactly that Tom. While you may reduce your crop a little from
not allowing them to spread, you will also encourage new growth on the
plant that my result in more pumpkins.

You can also pick up sections of the vins that are starting to stray
and redirect them back into the garden bed.
Tara