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Anthony_Toronto · June 21, 2014

I have some space, but not enough space to let all of the squash and cukes that I planted to sprawl. I think I have 12 squash plants in the ground, 6 varieties/two plants each. Ideally I'd like to ensure that I get some production from each variety, and although I have some room to allow some sprawling I'm curious about the rules/method to follow for pruning squash plants, i.e. could I limit each plant to two main vines and allow branch and squash growth on those two and remove any suckers/additional vines without sacrificing photosynthesis of the main vines?

June 21, 2014	#1
Anthony_Toronto Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 413	Suggestions for pruning/training squash and cukes? I have some space, but not enough space to let all of the squash and cukes that I planted to sprawl. I think I have 12 squash plants in the ground, 6 varieties/two plants each. Ideally I'd like to ensure that I get some production from each variety, and although I have some room to allow some sprawling I'm curious about the rules/method to follow for pruning squash plants, i.e. could I limit each plant to two main vines and allow branch and squash growth on those two and remove any suckers/additional vines without sacrificing photosynthesis of the main vines?