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I'm a first year grower... how do you bury a vine?... just throw earth on it? and do you prune it first? thanks..

6/16/2004 3:00:28 PM

Ontario, Canada.

No pruning is really required. Many growers trim off the tendrils at this time. Lay the vine down and place some soil over top of it along its length. Be sure to carefully remove any soil from the leaf surface. You can safely apply soil within 1 foot of thr growing tip. The plant will do the rest, rooting at each leaf node. Jos, you can help it along by giving the fresh soil a drench of 10-52-10.

Russ L.

6/16/2004 3:25:11 PM

Utah

if it is a 2ndary vine then you want to prune/pinch off the tertiary vines/growth before burying it.

6/16/2004 5:30:01 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

exactly...pinch those small tertiary buds now, so they don't become a major pain later.

6/17/2004 12:25:30 AM

Cologne / Germany

I bury the tendrils also. They´ll grab for something in the soil and then help to stabilize the plant.

6/17/2004 6:39:35 AM

Wroclaw, Poland (51 N, 17 E)

I don't prune tendrills either. They are quite funny :)

6/17/2004 11:52:23 AM

Ohio

so you cut off everything but the flowers then on the secondary vines then?

6/17/2004 12:24:18 PM

Ohio

when i bury the vine it seems like my flowers dont grow as fast, i dont completly cover it up ether i leave the whole flower showing down to the vine

6/17/2004 12:25:24 PM

Cologne / Germany

Some growers even remove all females on secondaries. I think it´s a risky game, if you loose your main or a fruit on it there´s probably nothing left to go with.
But an AG season in general is quite similar doing a trip to Las Vegas :)

6/17/2004 12:31:24 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

i usually have better odds in las vegas..you know when you play craps that sooner or later your gonna win...

6/17/2004 1:52:38 PM

Wichita, KS

"you know when you play craps that sooner or later your gonna win..."

something else I didn't know. I think I'm the only guy who never wins in Vegas!

6/17/2004 5:00:53 PM