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Centennial Colorado

Hi all,
I am wondering when I should start vine burying. My plant is 4 feet long and growing 4 inches a day. I have not been the best about keeping up with this in the past and would like to start soon.
Thanks,
Leif

5/20/2020 5:27:13 PM

Central NY

Keep up... it’s the most important part to get good rooting at all the nodes... we start about where your at... do Not bury any young emerging side vines...let those lay down before burying. What are you using to bury with? Sumthin yummy I hope.

5/20/2020 5:49:42 PM

Centennial Colorado

I use composted cow manure to vine bury. Since the secondaries are not developed yet, I will wait a few days.

5/20/2020 6:14:39 PM

Central NY

Is your soil amended?

5/20/2020 9:22:23 PM

Centennial Colorado

I can add kelp. I also use mykos and azos. Would you reccomend adding kelp?

5/20/2020 11:24:53 PM

Central NY

Feel like the composted manure and kelp should have gone in by now...did you test this year or are you winging it?..if so, you should get ahold of a local grower. They will know better how to “wing it” in Colorado soil. Yes to the mykos ,azos...every node. You chance mucking up the works when burying with something other than the garden dirt in amended competition soil. Not that you can’t get it to grow, it’s just that you are guessing, and guessing is hard.

5/21/2020 8:10:11 AM

Centennial Colorado

I have already amended the soil and wanted to know how to activate the root node best. Put a few hundred pounds of amendments in and have about optimal soil. Now I need to figure out what soil will hold moisture the best. I tried top soil last year and had little success even when I was burying consistently. It kept drying out. I have found this compost dries out less quickly. Is there a better soil I am not thinking of?

5/21/2020 10:00:31 AM

Nampa

This year I'm going to bury the vines a bit deeper. I use drip tape to irrigate. Dry vines = no roots.

5/21/2020 2:32:52 PM

Nampa

This year I'm going to bury the vines a bit deeper. I use drip tape to irrigate. Dry vines = no roots.

5/21/2020 2:33:02 PM

Nampa

I'm so serious about this that I posted it twice!

5/21/2020 2:33:41 PM

Western Washington

lol!

5/21/2020 2:45:28 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

DJ Wet Roots/Vine = Diseases and Vine Rot. Only bury them deep enough to encourage root growth, yet not too much to discourage proper drainage. They are not potatoes

5/22/2020 7:32:52 AM

Syracuse, NY

i dunno, maybe become proactive - perhaps, because i have not done it, lol, a nice garden hose with a medium spray every morning before work might do it, at least until roots are obviously forming - are there not the Paton brothers Ian and Stuart that put starter pots over their root node burials? check into that, and i must also - eg - oh, and stick a seed of your favorite flower into each pot and it'll be be the prettiest pumpkin plant ever, maybe even sunflowers! PS---i am NOT kidding---eg

5/22/2020 8:57:35 AM

Central NY

In that case Leif, I would just use your garden dirt. That’s where the good stuff is.

5/22/2020 9:12:56 AM

Centennial Colorado

Thanks for all of the help. Will bury soon and keep it moist. It is hard with 10% humidity, but I think can be done if I put a little more soil over the node.

5/22/2020 11:03:47 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

DJ, listen to Engel, or at least put a disclaimer with your posts.

5/22/2020 1:30:51 PM

Central NY

It’s a balancing act Leif... pile it a little higher if you dry out quicker..but eventually it will wash away from weather and watering and you will see the roots that have taken hold. Don’t be afraid to try something different with a vine or two... you are looking for the best method in your patch to get them suckers rooted and sucking food. Good luck!...and be sure to keep the wind off the young plant a until it’s growing strong ...big sails for little stumps make for cracks in the vine.

5/23/2020 9:37:47 AM