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I hope someone can help me. i have pumpkin plants grwing in my garden.
They have started to sprout curly feelers if thats what they are called. Are they needed? can I pluck them off? they are starting to attatch to my other plants in the garden. thanks. |
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These "curly feelers" can be removed with no damage to the plant. I remove
them simply to lay an organized pattern to the vines rather than having them crawl over everything.....Ken Penny Goulden wrote: I hope someone can help me. i have pumpkin plants grwing in my garden. They have started to sprout curly feelers if thats what they are called. Are they needed? can I pluck them off? they are starting to attatch to my other plants in the garden. thanks. |
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I hope someone can help me. i have pumpkin plants grwing in my garden.
They have started to sprout curly feelers if thats what they are called. Are they needed? can I pluck them off? they are starting to attatch to my other plants in the garden. thanks. Do not pluck the feelers off. Those are secondary root systems. When the vine is laying on the ground those feelers will bring nutrients directly into the vine. They also help anchor the plant, without them you can end up with a shredded plant the next time a big wind blows. You should gently unwind them from the other plants and lay the vine on the ground. Randy Share the View. http://ruralroute2.com |
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I believe you're refering to secondary roots that develop later under each leaf
junction......"Secondary roots potentially can develop on the vine at the base of each leaf stem . Encourage this as much as possible. The secondary roots can add weight to your fruit. A second benefit of secondary roots is that it anchors the plant in the ground along the entire vine system and allows the plant to better withstand windstorms.".......I removed all the "curly feelers" from my 854 lber last year....Ken MacTech wrote: I hope someone can help me. i have pumpkin plants grwing in my garden. They have started to sprout curly feelers if thats what they are called. Are they needed? can I pluck them off? they are starting to attatch to my other plants in the garden. thanks. Do not pluck the feelers off. Those are secondary root systems. When the vine is laying on the ground those feelers will bring nutrients directly into the vine. They also help anchor the plant, without them you can end up with a shredded plant the next time a big wind blows. You should gently unwind them from the other plants and lay the vine on the ground. Randy Share the View. http://ruralroute2.com |
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Ken & Sally wrote:
I believe you're refering to secondary roots that develop later under each leaf junction......"Secondary roots potentially can develop on the vine at the base of each leaf stem . Encourage this as much as possible. The secondary roots can add weight to your fruit. A second benefit of secondary roots is that it anchors the plant in the ground along the entire vine system and allows the plant to better withstand windstorms.".......I removed all the "curly feelers" from my 854 lber last year....Ken MacTech wrote: I hope someone can help me. i have pumpkin plants grwing in my garden. They have started to sprout curly feelers if thats what they are called. Are they needed? can I pluck them off? they are starting to attatch to my other plants in the garden. thanks. Do not pluck the feelers off. Those are secondary root systems. When the vine is laying on the ground those feelers will bring nutrients directly into the vine. They also help anchor the plant, without them you can end up with a shredded plant the next time a big wind blows. You should gently unwind them from the other plants and lay the vine on the ground. Randy Share the View. http://ruralroute2.com It sounds to me like the person asking the initial question was referring to the tendrils, not the secondary roots. The tendrils (IIRC) are a modified leaf (or is that a modified stem? I forget which) that reacts to shade by growing toward it, thus wrapping itself around anything it touches because the point where it touches blocks off the light. Roots are good. Leave them alone. If tendrils wrap around other plants and threaten them, remove the tendrils. I usually unwrap them but if there were too many to do this with, would probably nip them off with a knife or garden shears. Bill -- Zone 5b (Detroit, MI) I do not post my address to news groups. |
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Are you a member of BP or Mallorn? do I know you?
korney19 "Ken & Sally" wrote in message ... I believe you're refering to secondary roots that develop later under each leaf junction......"Secondary roots potentially can develop on the vine at the base of each leaf stem . Encourage this as much as possible. The secondary roots can add weight to your fruit. A second benefit of secondary roots is that it anchors the plant in the ground along the entire vine system and allows the plant to better withstand windstorms.".......I removed all the "curly feelers" from my 854 lber last year....Ken MacTech wrote: I hope someone can help me. i have pumpkin plants grwing in my garden. They have started to sprout curly feelers if thats what they are called. Are they needed? can I pluck them off? they are starting to attatch to my other plants in the garden. thanks. Do not pluck the feelers off. Those are secondary root systems. When the vine is laying on the ground those feelers will bring nutrients directly into the vine. They also help anchor the plant, without them you can end up with a shredded plant the next time a big wind blows. You should gently unwind them from the other plants and lay the vine on the ground. Randy Share the View. http://ruralroute2.com |
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