Hi Tyra:

Thank you for your prompt reply and valuable information.

My balcony is 10' high, 3' wide and 6' long. I plan to have the vines
grow on each 3' side along the rail (5') with cords for support up the
remaining 5' and keep the long side free for my other plants. I get full
sun from sunrise to about noon. Due to the cold winter and Spring, I only
got the seeds in the ground at the end of May. We are now in July and they
are only 12-18" tall. Do these vine grow quickly once the get started? How
big should a pot be and when/how do I harvest the seeds for next years use.

Cheers,
Geraldine

"Tyra Trevellyn" wrote in message
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From: "G. B. Gaal"
Date: Sun, Jun 29, 2003 8:39 PM
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Hello:

I am trying for the first time to grow hyacinth vine on my New York
City
apartment balcony. I have planted one per 5.5" dia/6" high clay pot and
three in a 10" dia/6" high plastic container. They are sprouting nicely,
12"-18" tall, but now I'm wondering if the pots are too small. Can
anybody
advise me, should I repot them before they get bigger?

Thank you,
Geraldine


Geraldine:
These get to be humongous plants, no kidding. I'm not sure if the root
space
they need will overtake the size of the pots you've got them in (most
likely
they will), but the vines themselves may overtake your balcony setup.
How
much space have you allowed for them to climb and spread? I had maybe
about
four plants in the ground in one area (more in others) last summer,
climbing
bean tepees and then more bean tepees, and there were stil lots of heavy
flowering, fruiting vines I had to accommodate on even more cords so the
vines
could grab onto poles and lord-knows-what. And yes, repot them (they
transplant easily, in my experience) into larger pots, and think about
growing
two, not four. Seriously. (They are wonderful plants, but are monsters
when
they get going.)

Best,
Tyra
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