Re: Beginners Questions
Dear Bruce & Irene Kaye:
Thanks for the tip on burying the vine. I've heard that burying is only
needed for the giants. This year, I'm moving up from generic, 18#ers to
Howdens @ 30-40#. Next year, I'll be planting 50-100#ers, and the year
after that, up to the giants. Will burying help on the smaller
varieties too??? let me know---Steve B.
Bruce & Irene Kaye wrote:
>
> Steve and others on the list,
>
> If you go to the Ottawa St. Lawrence Growers Association home page, select
> the link "Why Bury the vines". There is a picture that demonstrates why.
> Why bury vines? Because each leave node on the vine will put out roots. The
> picture shows a vine that grew into a barrel of water and put out this mass
> of roots. Burying the vine promotes the root growth. Hope this clarifies
> everything.
> http://www.magma.ca/~oslgpmpk/
>
> This picture was taken off the pumpkin video being distributed by Paul
> McIntyre.(with his permission) Contact Paul if you want to purchase a copy
> of his video. His email address is pumpkin@istar.ca
>
> PS:
> For all of those out there who might think it is a good idea to grow a vine
> into a barrel of water and then mix fertilizer into the water, it has been
> tried and the vine will rot (turn to mush) after a couple of weeks.
>
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