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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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jimp
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Allentown, PA
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HOLD YOUR HORSES! Not so fast!! Take the last post back. AN IPIPHANY HAS OCCURRED!! This guy has been quietly growing and no sign of rot yet. Gaining about 2-4” circumference/day – wt about 75 lbs. 2 others on this remaining vine about half that size are growing as well. 5.7 inches rain over last 4 days. The vine is a mess – much of the distal end keeps growing new foliage and small fruits, the interior is shot, dead leaves scattered throughout, the massive stem is solid but the main vine ends in mush at 8 feet. The big guy is on the section that turned around and went backward into the vacated space when the 2052 got pulled. I have absolutely no idea what’s connected to what and what’s feeding this guy. I haven’t buried nodes in weeks and hardly any roots apparent. So, I’m back in the game. The secret here seems to be almost 6 weeks of near total neglect. Vine seems to have self-healed its various maladies during my absence. Applied CalVantage, Eight insecticide, Ridomil Gold fungicide, Jacks Finishing fertilizer (foliar spray) 7-15-30. Plan Return in a few weeks and we what we got. Just WHY do we do this?!
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