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Michigan

my plant is 3ft long at 30 days. growing 5to6in. a day.should I start burying the main vine at the base or is it to early.how much should i bury all but a foot or 6in. or what? I am new at this some advise would be helpful.

6/13/2004 8:48:09 AM

Canada

My main vine on my 620 Boyton is just at the 32" mark today
with an average growth of 4-6" per day., I havent started to burry my main vine yet, I'm going to wait till the secondarys get out at least a foot off the main then i plan on burrying my mains and secondarys right from the stump outward.

6/13/2004 1:53:40 PM

Cologne / Germany

Checked my plants last week at the 7th node stage (nodes where the secondaries will emerge), 4 of them were already rooted. I started burying the node points. As soon as a root is exposed to sun or oxygen, it will probably die.

6/13/2004 6:38:51 PM

Michigan

is there a difference between burying nodes or whole vine can you do either or is one perferred over the other.

6/14/2004 3:44:36 PM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

Craig:
The plant will only root down at the nodes. Burying nodes allows roots to grow out of top of the node as well as the bottom. The benefit to burying the rest of the vine is keep the borers out of it, and, I suppose, to help anchor it...
Frank

6/14/2004 6:18:42 PM