pumpkin flowering
 

On our national gardening show (on ABC tv) Peter Cundall was talking
about pumpkins, and said growers should not to be reluctant to pinch
off the tips of long runners, this forces side runners to grow and it
is these side runners that bear the female flowers. So you will have
more pumpkins if you pinch off the tips of the main runners.

Anyone heard of this before?

Note: Americans would refer to these as "winter squash", I think.
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John Savage (Australia) (my news address is not valid for email)