Re: thar she blows!
Looking good Richard.
Gabe once posted something about a study that showed no difference in fruit formation if the bud was cut off or not. But cutting it off does make it easier to bag the fruit and I've seen some things to support doing that (can protect from insects but also act as a mini-greenhouse). I did once read that it should be cut several inches below the last fruits as the cut can become infected. I never saw any infections on mine, but it did shrivel up an inch or so.
How many fingers did you end up with?
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