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Dillsburg, PA

I have several vines usually towards he tips that are breaking. At first glance I thought it might be an svb but the area looks more like breakage than a hole by an insect. Half the vine is cracked around the hole. Any ideas?
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7/5/2008 4:36:52 PM

Utah

I have a plant that has ribbon vine that exploded and the top half of the vine rolled up. The plant still seems to be growing well. I tried to unroll and get it to grow back together but it does not appear be sealing or growing back together. Best of luck to you>

7/5/2008 5:11:10 PM

Puyallup, WA

Jeff,
Welcome to the "Curse of the Broken Vine"! This is the first year in the last five that I have not had a broken tip. The first sign is when the tip begins to curl up to the sky....nearly 90 degrees. I believe that it is due to over feeding....especially certain fertilizers that shall remain nameless.

7/5/2008 8:28:33 PM

Santa Cruz, CA

We had tips explode off and break at the growing tip due to too much nitrogen in our soil.

7/5/2008 8:43:49 PM

Bethlehem CT

HI Jeff I have had many explode on me this year. I am thinking(like creekside) the reason it happened to me was to much rain combined with to much nitrogen.(I applied calcium nitrate in the beginning of June.) I have completely cut out the fertilizers for a couple of weeks now and I have not had as many exploding tips. Still to much rain here though.

7/6/2008 8:07:01 AM

Bristol,RI,USA.

creekside is right it is most likely from to much nitrogen and make sure you spray for fungus regularly

7/7/2008 2:07:48 PM