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2287 Sadiq ’22 Starting to Vine Out

This shows the plant on the ground and running. What is key is that the secondaries are also starting to stretch out and it looks like the ratio of the main vine to the side vines is matching what was predicted when it came to planning this cold frame.

The main vines does grow on weed block that that is unrolled as the vine grows. This is a thinner material than the darker material that has the blue strips on it. Even though it is not as thick and tough it is intended to be only used for a season and does a good job of blocking the weeds. While blocking the weeds is great, so is the soil to vine separation that occurs and it also provides a great way to easily check the main vine during the season.


Effect of Plastic Mulch on Growth and Yield of Chilli :

https://web.archive.org/web/20180729010845id_/http://www.scielo.br/pdf/babt/v54n2/v54n2a14.pdf
 



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