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cucurbit

Indiana

When setting out plants what is the best method of setting so you can control the direction of the main vine? Is it opposite the first true leaf? Thanks for who responds.

5/6/2018 9:17:35 PM

Moby Mike Pumpkins

Wisconsin

Yup opposite first true leaf is the norm

5/6/2018 9:56:47 PM

Iowegian

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

That's how we plant ours, and about half of them grow the way we want. The others usually go 90 degrees one way or the other, but we can deal with that and get them trained to go where we want.

5/6/2018 10:39:09 PM

Gadberrys

Deer Park WA

Yep opposite direction of first true leaf but give consideration to sun direction and duration it will influence the growth direction significantly. Contr ol it gently useing small bamboo sticks.

~Best

Gads,

5/8/2018 12:25:12 AM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

I’ve also found the sun to be a big influence sometimes.

5/8/2018 1:12:58 AM

pumpconn

Sharon, MA

A few sticks of bamboo are always good to train the main just in case it still tries to fall in the wrong direction. Has happened to me a few times.

5/8/2018 6:07:04 AM

Ned

Honesdale, Pennsylvania

If you have them in a bigger pot and they are obviously starting to go the same way as the first true leaf to you still try to force them in the correct direction (opposite first leaf)or do you allow them to lean in the direction that they are wanting to go.

5/8/2018 9:44:15 AM

pumpkinpal2

Syracuse, NY

Hi, Ned! It's probably less stressful if past the point of no return, like, to put the plant into the soil at about a 45-degree angle, pointing along WITH its natural direction; the first couple of leaves might be all topsy-turvy but at least it may be beneficial to the plant---else, you can plant it like 'normal', but turned either way by 90 degrees, let it grow out about a foot, bamboo-stake it pretty close to the main stem, but not TOO close, and IMMOBILIZE the main stem, and then slowly turn anything past the immobilization point(s) by staking VERY slowly in the same way. THIS I usually do IF there is no other way and it is past a SECOND point of no return, the in-the-patch one, and usually with Sandercock plants, lol---eg

5/9/2018 12:43:38 AM

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