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Ohio, USA

One vine is headed straight for my neighbors yard they and they probably won't be very happy if it moves into their yard.
I need to divert it but don't want to harm the vine. Its on the grass so I don't have to worry about secondary roots. Note its Casper pumpkin.

7/16/2003 11:28:36 AM

Ga.

Aussie,,start turning it now.Probably the first 6-12" isnt rooted into grass yet.If tendrils prevent you from starting to turn,,clip them off...Good Luck.
J

7/16/2003 12:19:44 PM

Ohio, USA

Thanks Jeff I have successfully diverted the vine.

7/16/2003 5:35:17 PM

New Brunswick

hmmmfh...at least you got the chance to divert yours! My husband ran over several of my primary vines last night with the truck when we were hauling hay. Apparently the vines had grown a bit under the straw and he did not see them. It really did not do a lot of damage...just a foot or two in most cases...tho one did lose about 3 feet of vine. I was so mad that he snuck out of the gateway and did not require my assistance driving the two trucks that were being loaded with hay...LOL. By the time he got back with the loads of hay, I had looked in my "How to Grow" book and had dusted the ends with sulpher and had buried them. I had to use my jackknife to remove the mangled ends and I managed to lay it down on the straw...and it disappeared. I think a friend is going to get her nephew and his metal dectector to help find it. But I do wonder....when a leaf gets accidently stepped on..is it better to leave it, or cut it off??

7/16/2003 11:11:57 PM

syracuse, ny

i would say that as long as anything is still green, it is
still beneficial to the plant...unless it obviously has a disease that could spread to the entire thing.
although, for reasons of neatness and required pruning,
sometimes it is best to remove them if nearby, newer growth
is abundant....

7/18/2003 5:08:28 PM