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Cantalope Question
"AndyS" wrote in message ups.com... Andy writes: Well, my garden is doing well and I have prolific cantalope growing. I have noticed that the cantalope vines come out of the hill, and spread all around for 10 feet or so, never penetrating the ground. So it is obvious that all the nutrients and water are coming thru the hill they are planted in.,.., [snip] .. Oh..... and would the same apply to cucumbers and watermellons. ? I think you/ll find, as the season wears on, roots emerging from the vines well away from the hill. |
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TQ wrote: "AndyS" wrote in message ups.com... Andy writes: Well, my garden is doing well and I have prolific cantalope growing. I have noticed that the cantalope vines come out of the hill, and spread all around for 10 feet or so, never penetrating the ground. So it is obvious that all the nutrients and water are coming thru the hill they are planted in.,.., [snip] .. Oh..... and would the same apply to cucumbers and watermellons. ? I think you/ll find, as the season wears on, roots emerging from the vines well away from the hill. Andy comments: Well, the cucumber season is about over and I have gotten dozens of them, and there are NO roots from the vines other than in the hill..... The cantalope are almost ripe, and the vines are 10 feet long, and there are no roots except in the hill...... Of course, I don't know what the roots under the hill do, but I really doubt that they are growing much horizontally..... The vines grow out very very quickly, and the soil is clay..... Have you had any experience that conflicts with mine, or are you just speculating ? Andy in Eureka, Texas |
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On 18 Jun 2006 07:54:51 -0700, "AndyS" wrote:
TQ wrote: "AndyS" wrote in message ups.com... Andy writes: Well, my garden is doing well and I have prolific cantalope growing. I have noticed that the cantalope vines come out of the hill, and spread all around for 10 feet or so, never penetrating the ground. So it is obvious that all the nutrients and water are coming thru the hill they are planted in.,.., [snip] .. Oh..... and would the same apply to cucumbers and watermellons. ? I think you/ll find, as the season wears on, roots emerging from the vines well away from the hill. Andy comments: Well, the cucumber season is about over and I have gotten dozens of them, and there are NO roots from the vines other than in the hill..... The cantalope are almost ripe, and the vines are 10 feet long, and there are no roots except in the hill...... Of course, I don't know what the roots under the hill do, but I really doubt that they are growing much horizontally..... The vines grow out very very quickly, and the soil is clay..... Have you had any experience that conflicts with mine, or are you just speculating ? Andy in Eureka, Texas Some vines put out "roots" which only help to hold the vine in the wind. They are not for water. |
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"AndyS" wrote in message
oups.com... TQ wrote: "AndyS" wrote in message ups.com... Andy writes: Well, my garden is doing well and I have prolific cantalope growing. I have noticed that the cantalope vines come out of the hill, and spread all around for 10 feet or so, never penetrating the ground. So it is obvious that all the nutrients and water are coming thru the hill they are planted in.,.., [snip] .. Oh..... and would the same apply to cucumbers and watermellons. ? I think you/ll find, as the season wears on, roots emerging from the vines well away from the hill. Andy comments: Well, the cucumber season is about over and I have gotten dozens of them, and there are NO roots from the vines other than in the hill..... The cantalope are almost ripe, and the vines are 10 feet long, and there are no roots except in the hill...... Of course, I don't know what the roots under the hill do, but I really doubt that they are growing much horizontally..... The vines grow out very very quickly, and the soil is clay..... Have you had any experience that conflicts with mine, or are you just speculating ? The roots that grow at the nodes along the vine are called adventitious roots. I see them every year on my cucumber and squash plants and have seen them on pumpkin and watermelon, too. Not sure if these roots merely anchor the vine or provide water and nutrients,too. |
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