Re: vine burial
- Subject: Re: vine burial
- From: &* A* T* <h*@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:16:53 -0400
My main concern now is the Primary Vine. I removed all female
blossoms, as opposed to the blossom and fruit from the primary vine.
That was how I culled. Every time I removed the blossom that was at
the end, a new one would grow. This put on three more feet because it
happened three times. I was trying to divert all energy to the fruit
but as I culled, each time one more foot of new vegetative growth
appeared with a new female at the end. What do I do with the terminal
end of the primary vine because once again, a new female is emerging.
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:04 PM, vince <anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com> wrote:
> When terminating a vine or pinching off a teriary, I usually do
> not bury the ends but leave them to dry in the air to reduce
> the chance of causing the severed end to rot. They will air
> dry in a few days and I've never had a problem. I usually
> pinch off teriaries when they are very small which leaves a
> very minor injury. When I terminate larger secondaries, I
> always cut right at the far edge of a leaf juction so as not
> to leave a long hollow tube of vine. The hollow part narrows
> right at a leaf junction.
>
> I don't believe burying the ends of the vines provides any
> benefit and could cause rot problems.
>
> vince
>
>
>
>
> --- Bridgette Antoinette Tojek <honeybempowered@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for that info- I will carefully evaluate what I have
>> been
>> feeding the plant and try to decide what went wrong. I also
>> do not
>> know what it means to pinch the vine. Is this simply bending
>> the end
>> and then burying it? Kind of clamping the end of the vine? I
>> just
>> worry about leaving an opening/ gap for bacteria and such.
>> But I need
>> to do this as soon as possible but am reluctant to do so
>> without a
>> response from the experts. I am sure it seems simple enough
>> to most but to me it seems as if I am missing something.
>> Sorry
>> Bridgette
>
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