Re: Wilt after burying vines
- Subject: Re: Wilt after burying vines
- From: H*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 01:03:15 EDT
- Approved: tolkien
In a message dated 06/19/00 11:03:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
jon.hunt@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu writes:
> Think about it, you are putting the leaf 3 to 4" closer to the hot soil and
> if you mound the soil the new leaf would be 3 to 4" higher and wouldn't
> suffer the heat stress. I would suggest misting the new tips or using
> shade cloth over the new growth.
That makes sense. I will put my little shadecloth pup tents, which I had
intended only for scortching hot days, over the vines the days after I trench
them and see what happens.
BTW, I am trying to keep a constant weak fert solution going as I water with
my drip system twice a day. I think that your situation in the nursery last
year with their constant feed system may have been a real contribution to the
big one. Are you growing in the nursery again this year?
John, in cool coastal CA
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