Passion flower vine - Pruning
 

After sitting there sullenly for a season, my passion flower vine has
taken off running. It is on the West-facing side of my garage.
I have trained it by those little stick-ons where you can thread
a twist-tie through the stick-on and around the vine.

The vine is reaching the top of the garage. I can train some
of the branches around the front (should be pretty!) but what to
do about the rest that will be climbing on the roof?

IOW, looking for info about when to prune, at which point in the
vine, at which point in the year, etc. Personal input appreciated, as
well as referrals.

So. Calif coastal, Zone 24.

Tx!

Persephone


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Those who cannot remember the past
are condemned to relive it.

Santayana

Passion flower vine - Pruning
 

Persephone wrote:
After sitting there sullenly for a season, my passion flower vine has
taken off running. It is on the West-facing side of my garage.
I have trained it by those little stick-ons where you can thread
a twist-tie through the stick-on and around the vine.

The vine is reaching the top of the garage. I can train some
of the branches around the front (should be pretty!) but what to
do about the rest that will be climbing on the roof?

IOW, looking for info about when to prune, at which point in the
vine, at which point in the year, etc. Personal input appreciated, as
well as referrals.

So. Calif coastal, Zone 24.

Tx!

Persephone


--

Those who cannot remember the past
are condemned to relive it.

Santayana

Passion flower vine - Pruning
 

tinytee wrote:
Persephone wrote:
After sitting there sullenly for a season, my passion flower
vine
has taken off running. It is on the West-facing side of my
garage.
I have trained it by those little stick-ons where you can
thread
a twist-tie through the stick-on and around the vine.

The vine is reaching the top of the garage. I can train
some
of the branches around the front (should be pretty!) but what
to
do about the rest that will be climbing on the roof?

IOW, looking for info about when to prune, at which point in
the
vine, at which point in the year, etc. Personal input
appreciated, as well as referrals.

So. Calif coastal, Zone 24.

Tx!

Persephone


--

Those who cannot remember the past
are condemned to relive it.

Santayana

Great reply "tinytee"

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Travis in Shoreline Washington

Passion flower vine - Pruning
 

Persephone wrote in message
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After sitting there sullenly for a season, my passion flower vine
has
taken off running. It is on the West-facing side of my garage.
I have trained it by those little stick-ons where you can thread
a twist-tie through the stick-on and around the vine.

You are just trying to handle what you see above ground. Just wait
until those roots that are growing as fast as the vines begin to shoot
up runners where you never expected any. It took me over 5 years to
rig 50 sq ft of passion vine roots.

Tom J
who also had the same problem with trumpet vines