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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com After trimming the ends (about 2 feet each) of our huge banana squash plants, I read that I should not have done so because it could encourage a number of problems like disease. Now what do I do? Can I cover the cut areas?
I trimmed the vines because they are taking over our garden space, even though they have a large area to spread out in. The leaves all wilt during the day, but pop back up at night. My husband, the avid farmer/gardener, said too much energy s going to the leaves, and that trimming the plants will allow more energy to go to the squash. True?
I am a technosaur, so I don’t know how to upload a picture. The cut vines are hollow… if that helps.
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1 Comment To "I just trimmed some vines off our huge banana squash plants – oops!"
#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 08/24/2017 @ 9:48 pm
Recommendation is to leave the leaves and not prune vines.
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