Re: Kinked Main Vine??
In a message dated 6/4/2000 11:08:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, rick@lsil.com
writes:
<< My main vine is about 32" and it seems it got a little heavy before it
hit the
ground. So it now seems to have a kink with a little clear liquid oozing out
but
now it is resting on the ground. I don't think this is good. Will this kill
it?
Is there anything I can do?
>>
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Hmmm.....ooze generally means there's a break in the vine at the "kink". Is
it alot of ooze? (look more carefully for the break..is it across the
vine(perp to the growth axis)=not too good,or is it just oozing at the
"points" created at the fold or bend indicating a crease with a small crack
at the sides? Often the vine will get heavy and "fold" over...small oozing at
the corners of the fold...not the worst thing in the world but something you
want to avoid. Sometimes when the vine folds over it will fold over more to
one side than the other and screw up the orientation of the leaf stems (this
is annoying)......the leaves start from under the vine now and those
tendrills hold the vine up in the air like its on little piers or
something.....leaves get crowded when this happens.
The course of action depends on the severity of the crack....check it out
thoroughly....is it your only plant? Is there another thats competing with it
for one space?.....a big crack across the vine is bad.A small crack at the
corners of the fold isn't as bad-- That i'd just burry and go on with life.
But if your deciding which plants to keep and which to cull,it may have to be
considered in your overall evaluation before culling....just my humble
opinion...not to be confused with someone who has grown anything over
600lbs.....GlennA
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