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WALES, NEW YORK

Any input on planting to keep the vines on the ground ... Every year the vines grow vertically and I have a heck of a time training them to hug the ground ... I've tried planting at about a 45°angle which helps ...has anyone ever planted at a 90°angle?? Any ideas? ?

5/7/2014 6:11:33 AM

Upa Creek, MO

It seems 90 would be to close to the ground or enough that the rootball would be exposed or hard to bury. I start training with long bamboo sticks when they are really young. As it just starts to vine, angle a stick down over and under it slightly towards the ground. (support from all sides (bottom, top,left, right) will prevent a snapped vine. I adjust them daily over the next couple weeks to get the vine held down from a 12 oclock position to a 5 oclock landing position. This is one area I have been 100% in the past 5 years. Lots of support and go slow.

5/7/2014 7:37:33 AM

Central Minnesota

Ease off the ferts..they will lay down just fine.

5/7/2014 9:43:00 AM

Colorado

Keep em trained down with bamboo. Also when its warm you can put some moist dirt at the back of the stem and push em down a little. I planted mine at 4 leaf stage and have them parallel to ground already.

5/7/2014 12:29:30 PM

Colorado

Hey scott,I'm liking the look of my 1734 seedling.

5/7/2014 12:32:18 PM

Central Minnesota

Great to hear Cojoe, I have two 1734's in right now and they are outpacing everything else I have planted, albeit early.

5/7/2014 2:24:32 PM

WALES, NEW YORK

Thanks everyone for the advice ... I usually go full throttle on the fertilizer especially in the beginning. ..This may be the issue lol

5/7/2014 8:51:12 PM