Re: growing up tip
>Ok List whatsssss up with this???
> Ok I have a nice Scherber growing that is showing no females...not a
>problem..what is ticking me off is this...I'm about to loose my main
>tip...She has curled and is now up about 18" and hooking backwards into
>a "C" shape.....I figure by tomorrow morning she'll be
>toast....broken..capoot...
> why does this happen..I used to believe that high fert. and low
>moisture led to this happening..you know causing this vine to get
>brittle and hook up....So this theory was put to rest after 11" of rain
>last month and 3" so far this month...aand absolutely no fertilizer
>added to this hill site ...any answers out there....??
>Dan and Beth the Carlsons
>In Iowa right on the Mighty Mississippi!!!
>
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Dan and Beth,
Yours sounds a little different than my experiences but i have lost many a
main tip too.......I think bug bite spreading bacterial
wilt.......................sound like the same a bite infection weird
occurance ....mine dry up and end there. Thank God for
secondaries!!......good luck!!....brock
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