Re: leafless, buried vines??
Beth,
I think that is something worth trying, I have a narrow growing area and usually
have to eliminate a few vines to prevent over crowding anyway.
I'll give it a try and see what happens.
Bob T.
Torrance, Ca.
rado1000@hotmail.com wrote:
> Here's a snip from Lub-"Marv in Altoona"-adub from late last year...
>
> >Doesn't it seem odd that on the one hand we are talking about burying the
> >vines to stimulate root growth while on the other hand there are >growers
> >taking out every other vine? Maybe we should wonder if taking >the leaves
> >off every other vine and burying that entire vine as it >grows has any
> >merit?
>
> Are we close enough now to the growing season to consider this question
> again?? Has anyone ever tried this? How about speculation from some of you
> botanist-types out there (Roger??? Rick, are you listening??) and from you
> long-time thinker/grower types (Al? George? Wayne? Brock? Brett? Jon?
> Anybody???)? Would a vine need a few leaves photosynthesizing to keep the
> nutrient channel active? Or could a buried vine with no leaves contribute
> to growth as long as there is adequate photosynthesis elsewhere??
>
> Beth
>
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