Greg,
For me, it's two watermelons per plant, not vine. Five for icebox types. I haven't tried two per vine, but I would expect them to be alot smaller than two per plant.
No pruning of vines. I plant mine on the edge of my garden, and train the vines (in the early stage of growth) to run away from other plantings. Once they're pointed in the right direction, they keep going that way.
One must be careful to make sure the fruit have set good. Sometimes, at about 1"-2" long, the fruit will die. I usually wait until they're about 3" before removing all but two fruit.
Gary
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