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Tipp City, Ohio

Just wondering if any negative events happen from burying the vines? We have had very strong winds lately, and in the areas that I have buried the vines a few of the largest leaves had their stems snapped in half about an inch above where the vine has been buried. Too rigid? Does not burying the vines give the leaves more room to "flex" in the wind?....Tom

7/8/2003 9:12:55 PM

Puyallup, WA

Tom....I'd rather have leaves break than a main vine any day! All the "heavy hitters" that I know of bury their vines.

7/8/2003 9:25:33 PM

Montoursville, PA

Tom.........events happen. These plants are aggressive as long as you do not have a damaged main. Stories abound of amazing recovery to some dandy fruit following great misery from hail and wind. You are A-OK. I'd cut it off half an inch away from the main and give it a "poof" of Captan.

7/8/2003 9:39:33 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

I go with Stan on that better to lose the leaf then Windmill the Vine.

7/9/2003 6:48:35 AM

Courtenay, B.c., Canada

when should you start to bury vines ( main or secondary ).

7/9/2003 1:01:03 PM

Tacoma, WA

Dan....I begin to bury the main vine after it reaches six feet. I bury the secondarys after they reach four feet. I
do not bury the main where the females are.

7/9/2003 2:02:52 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

After reading another post, allowing a secondary or thirdary would fill in the gaps left by the snapped leaves sounds like the way to go.

Stan,
Your talking about female flowers right? lol.

7/9/2003 9:03:04 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

Thanks for the information. Hopfully when the rain here stops I will get back into the patch and train and keep burying those vines....Tom

7/9/2003 9:04:47 PM