The higher the maturity risk premium, the higher the probability that the yield curve will be inverted. b. The most likely explanation for an inverted yield curve is that investors expect inflation to increase. c. The most likely explanation for an inverted yield curve is that investors expect inflation to decrease. d. If the yield curve is inverted, short-term bonds have lower yields than long-term bonds. e.
Ideally, harvest pumpkins on a dry, sunny day. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the prickly vines. Use hand pruners or a sharp knife to cut the vine on either side of the stem. Give your pumpkin at least a few inches of stemâup to 6 is fantastic. You can trim off excess vine pieces later.
Prune the plants each winter so that all new growth is reduced to two or three new buds. This will keep the vine in check and force better fruit production. Prune any time after the plant has entered dormancy, up to almost the last frost in your area. Late pruning may delay the onset of spring budding by a few days. Keep the wood pruned off the top of the vine. After four or five years, remove some of the fruiting branches to force new wood.