Re: cracked vine
Peapod: yup this is a common thing if you don't anchor down your vines,
close up the split with a twist tie "not too tight" it'll heal in a week
or so then remove the twist tie.
Glenn Peters
Peapod323@aol.com wrote:
>
> hi list. I went out to the patch to water my pumpkin today and noticed
> that my main vine has a crack in it. it looks likes it twisted from
> the wind and cracked. I covered it up with dirt. has this happened to
> anyone before? It also looks like a female flower is developing about
> a foot after the crack. What do you guys think. There is also a side
> vine coming off the back of the plant.
>
> Wendy from Worcester Ma.
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