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Ga

Planted outside 4-21. Plant is about 12 ft long but I have no secondarys only a long vine.When do these typically show. I"ve been burying and the plant's very healthy

5/26/2026 7:26:02 PM

Portland, CT

Can you post some pictures of how you've been vine burying. There's a chance you've been burying what would have become your secondary vines.

5/26/2026 10:48:03 PM

Ontario

I generally see the little growing tips appear immediately
They begin to elongate, maybe 3 or 4 days later? Start laying down and vining within a week id say.
So should be secondaries visible maybe 3 feet back from the tip of the main

5/28/2026 9:18:43 PM

Grittyville, WA

There has been some discussion about nutrients but there's no question light is a factor, probably the main factor. Long daylight exposure and not covering them or blocking the small fraction of sunlight they get is very important (even small weeds will inhibit them).

5/29/2026 12:15:51 PM

C N Y

Here, I quoteth myselfith, lol:
"I wonder what would happen if all three sides had fully-outdoor lighting and the main vine was
starved for it, like those old-fashioned photographer 'over-cloaks'."
(From 'Out on a limb...', by eg, lol);
Let's all cover our main vines and see if that initiates secondaries' growth more readily, shall we?
Whenever I DO have any secondaries and a main vine, I'll try it!
Belief = Main vine assembly no longer the source of daylight/anylight input...plant seeks out best source and has to grow secs/leaves to accomplish.
Let's watch...eg

5/30/2026 2:11:40 AM