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Rochester

i have a ribbon vine growing and need advice on the best way to handle it.

6/8/2009 7:34:34 PM

Midwest

I hope you get a few opinions. I have experienced it only once last year. The ribbon vine started as a triple and split into a double/double at 3ft. The right ribbon continued until I cut it at 4ft. The left ribbon continued to 7ft and I heard of someone who dumped 20 or 30 gallons of water on the main. So, I did that it worked. The ribbon grew out to 8ft it split into a double/single. The ribbon produced four females at 10ft. The right single continued to 25ft. I pollinated the four females at 10ft.

6/8/2009 11:53:29 PM

Colorado

finn,prune the new growth off the very tip of your flat vine.Take a sharp knife and just shave off the tiny leaves and buds at the tip only.Be conservative so you dont cut a big hole in the end of the flat vine.If you dont get everything the first shave then touch it up a second time in about 4 days.The plant will put all its energy into the secondary(side) vines.Take a aggressive secondary vine that is just before what you pruned and grow that as your main vine.the other vines(earlier buds) train as secondaries.If you dont have a extreme mutant you'll have plenty of normal side vines to work with.

6/9/2009 12:28:55 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Check out The WiZ's diary for pictures on what I have done so far with my double vine....working out real well.....This guy named Swen told me how to do it....quite similar to the one CoJoe posted above, I think he stole it from my diary,.,,.,..,lol

6/9/2009 8:37:34 AM

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finn, i had one last year, keep an eye on it, if it gets too big, you'll have to do some surger on the plant. I've not had alot of experience with cutting these off, but looks like if you catch the new growth early enough it may fix itself. If not, and it's a backup plant that gives you problems, see my diary of last year, I had to pull the entire plant. No fixing it at that stage, and no fruit set in time either. Good luck.

6/9/2009 10:52:14 AM

Salisbury, MA.

I'd pull it.

6/10/2009 4:23:25 PM

Rochester

i haven't touched my ribbon vine for a week just to see what would happen. strangely enough it split on it's own and is looking like a normal vine! i'm going to remove one vine and hope the other one runs like a normal main.

6/11/2009 11:56:56 AM