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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comCan you trim (and how so) a muskmelon plant to increase fruit yield? We have a plant with 6 developing fruit near the base with a lot of flowers/very small fruit further down the vines but no sign of any of the distal fruit developing. Is there a trimming technique to stimulate more of the fruit to mature?
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[1] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/watermelon/cutting-watermelon-vines.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/watermelon/cutting-watermelon-vines.htm
[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cantaloupe/growing-cantaloupe.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cantaloupe/growing-cantaloupe.htm
[3] http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/soils/azncantaloupe.pdf: http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/soils/azncantaloupe.pdf
[4] http://www.ipni.net/publication/bettercrops.nsf/0/4A87D50760EB9CA18525797D0061579A/$FILE/Better%20Crops%202011-1%20p13-15.pdf: http://www.ipni.net/publication/bettercrops.nsf/0/4A87D50760EB9CA18525797D0061579A/$FILE/Better%20Crops%202011-1%20p13-15.pdf
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1 Comment To "how to increase muskmelon yield"
#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 08/11/2015 @ 7:19 pm
Yes, you can prune the vines.
Though the link below is about watermelon, the same technique will apply.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/watermelon/cutting-watermelon-vines.htm [1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cantaloupe/growing-cantaloupe.htm [2]
http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/soils/azncantaloupe.pdf [3]
http://www.ipni.net/publication/bettercrops.nsf/0/4A87D50760EB9CA18525797D0061579A/$FILE/Better%20Crops%202011-1%20p13-15.pdf [4]