Fertilizing and Watering
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Subject: drip tape over vines
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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Does it hurt the plant to have drip tape over the top of unburied vines.
I want to slide in tape into a patch with no irrigation.
The vines would get wet, but buried would be wetter so am guessing it would be ok as long has the leaves stay dry.
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8/19/2013 1:07:53 PM
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kurty |
Cedar Lake, IN.
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Mine are over the top of the main vine. But do not let the water dip on the vine.
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8/19/2013 3:46:00 PM
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MNFisher |
Central Minnesota
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I did it one year, never again. Vine rotted where the dripper was near the vine. Seems to be a bigger issue with the main, since it is bigger usually. I always go under the main.
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8/19/2013 4:16:18 PM
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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So if I get the drip tape under the main, I can go over the secondary vines
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8/19/2013 4:40:29 PM
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MNFisher |
Central Minnesota
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I prefer not to go over any vines. But, losing a secondary is not usually the end of the world. Losing your main, usually is.
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8/20/2013 9:05:58 AM
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tallcorn |
Linden, Mi.,
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I must be missing something here, why are the drip lines already laid down, way before the plant is even in the ground ?
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8/20/2013 9:50:15 AM
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Chris S. |
Wi
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I run mine over the vines. I think results may vary here depending on watering and climate.
A vine sitting on top of t-tape isn't going to be much if any different than a vine sitting under t-tape IMO. It's a wet spot either way.
This is my second year using drip and I do not believe I will experience a single rot issue this year. Last year I lost about 2 vines to rot on our hottest year in history.
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8/20/2013 12:28:05 PM
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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I was able to slid it under most of them, and ran it to parallel to the man. I dont think we have had a inch of rain in the last 10 weeks or so.
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8/22/2013 12:48:27 PM
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VTWilbur |
Springfield, VT
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I have run the pipe over and under the vines, when it is over the vines it will cause rot, under the vines it doesn't.
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8/22/2013 5:13:29 PM
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Bubba Presley |
Muddy Waters
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I run mine under.I lay them out just ahead of the plant as it grows.
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8/22/2013 9:35:27 PM
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Bubba Presley |
Muddy Waters
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http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=207621 Heres how you fix a wet spot.
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8/23/2013 8:37:03 AM
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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Thanks for the info guys, I may need to clear up some things.This is my 1217 Zappa 11' plant, very early on the stump split nearly into, I sort of gave up on it and let it run wild.
Now this is my only plant, it got a pumpkin set on a secondary about a month ago, my only other plant looked much better, but the farmers must have sprayed to close to me and damaged half the plant. I pulled the drip tape out of this plant and used it on the Zappa.
I didnt have enough tape for both plants, I have kept the tape away from the pumpkin, and the main.
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8/24/2013 8:34:17 AM
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