Growing Pumpkin

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29 Jan 19 Richard (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
I'm growing grey pumpkins,do they grow bigger fruit if you cut end of runners off once plant has several pumpkins on it.
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03 Feb 19 mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Do you want a few big ones or a lot of average to good size? My cues last year - if I had cut - would have picked 18 - left to grow 49 cues.
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31 Jan 19 mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Don't cut unless limited by space.
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31 Jan 19 James (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Yes they do mate
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