What's the opposite of staking? = Espalier
 

Do what they do with grape vines and apple trees. Espalier!

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-619.html

http://www.ag.usask.ca/cofa/departme.../espalier.html


Adam Schwartz wrote in message
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When you want plants to grow vertically you stake them, right? So
what
do you do with a trailing plant that keeps curving upwards? I have a
trailing Million Bells, but all of the branches curve upwards towards the
sun. I don't want to cut them all off or I'll have a stump for the first
half of the summer. Is there something else I can do to train them
downwards?

Thanks,
Adam

What's the opposite of staking? = Espalier
 

It's in a pot so I can't really espalier.
"Cereoid-UR12" wrote in message
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Do what they do with grape vines and apple trees. Espalier!

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-619.html

http://www.ag.usask.ca/cofa/departme.../espalier.html


Adam Schwartz wrote in message
.net...
When you want plants to grow vertically you stake them, right? So
what
do you do with a trailing plant that keeps curving upwards? I have a
trailing Million Bells, but all of the branches curve upwards towards
the
sun. I don't want to cut them all off or I'll have a stump for the
first
half of the summer. Is there something else I can do to train them
downwards?

Thanks,
Adam