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Mi

Can I bury my vines with sand, or does it have to be dirt? I actually don't have enough extra dirt to bury all of my vines, so if I need more, can I just get top soil? Thanks!

7/26/2007 10:01:10 PM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

One of the main reasons for burying vines is to anchor them against winds. I wouldn't think sand would be heavy enough or solid enough to hold them down very well. Top soil would probably be a better bet.

7/26/2007 10:43:11 PM

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

top soil would be great, it will also help retain moisture better than sand.

7/26/2007 11:45:03 PM

Georgia

I buy bags of top soil and bury what I can. I was using dirt from the patch but I hated to mess with all the little fine pumpkin roots.

7/27/2007 10:04:34 AM

southwest MO

Watch those cheap bags of top soil they call it at Lowes and such... I tested 3 different types and they all had REAL high salts...

7/27/2007 11:35:05 AM

Mi

I used manuer and miracle grow soil for the patch. Should I get more garden soil? I don't care if it's a little expensive, I won't need that much...I don't think. Thank you!!

7/27/2007 7:28:00 PM