RE: training vines
Vine grows in the opposite direction of the third leaf, (first true
leaf).
Peat pots are a little on the small side for A.G's. Try one gallon pots
in the future, (The black ones you get at a nursery when you buy
plants).
Cut them in half with a good pair of scissors and then tape them back
together. Fill with potting soil. When the plant reaches the first true
leaf, looks large enough and healthy enough, transplant in the patch by
removing or cutting the tape with a razor blade and gently remove both
sides of the pot.
Get the plant out in the sun as soon as the seed breaks though the soil
so it doesn't get leggy. Bring it in at night if it's cold.
As long as the main vine is touching the soil and has sufficient
moisture, root nodes will develop along the bottom of the vines and root
themselves.
Help them along by pushing soil up against the vines. They'll also
develop on top of the vine and curl over as long as there is soil and
moisture there.
Either cut the roots under the vine near the pumpkin or don't let them
develop so they don't put stress on the stem of the pumpkin as the
pumpkin increases in size.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of WSMPEACE@aol.com
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 6:10 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: training vines
Novice in Ky. again. I did start my plants in peat pots...is there a way
to
tell which way the vine is going to go, while in the small peat pot(for
future
reference)? Also, I am still curious about making the vines root along
their
path of growth...any help out there?
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