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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Vine Burying
When it comes to vine burying the process is best kept simple. As the secondary vine grows out about 2ft. (60cm) the vine is lifted and then a shallow trench is dug under it that the vine will lay in. It is about 3 inches (7.5cm) deep so the vine can be covered with enough of the soil that was removed to create the trench so the top node is covered where the root will form. Blocking the light and keeping the area moist can help encourage the roots to form, but adding a rooting hormone can help this process along as well.
However, before burying the vine, the tendrils are kinked/broken if needed, and CloneX gel is applied (*Not sponsored by CloneX) to both the top and bottom are where the root will first start to grow from. This is a rooting hormone that will help encourage the initiation of the root and also help the root to branch once it starts growing to help increase the surface area of the root.
A small paint brush is used to apply a large drop on the root nodes that can be seen in the image. CloneX is used for its ease of application, effective results and the fact that one 250ml bottle will do a full sized (1,000sq.ft. plant) for the season.
It may take a little extra time, but in the end it is worth it.
CloneX does contain Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) as its main active ingredient…
Indole-3-butyric acid in plants: occurrence, synthesis, metabolism and transport :
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1993.tb05513.x
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