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Minnesota([email protected])

What are your opinions regarding the significance of the direction the mainvine runs. Do you think it matters at all? Is a south-running main preferrable? I'm planning my patch for next year, and was thinking of running them back-to-back, one north, and one south.

Doug

9/13/2005 9:20:09 PM

Whidbey Island

Run them in the direction you want them to go, to best fit your garden's dimensions.

9/13/2005 9:26:01 PM

Montoursville, PA

The leaves will self orient, to the sun, no matter how you plant the seedling and run the vine.

9/13/2005 9:36:00 PM

Ashville, Ohio

I did my patch this year back to back north and south and didn't have any problems I liked doing it this was saved room in the patch I thought.

9/13/2005 9:41:56 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Thanks guys.
How far apart would you recommend I plant the back-to back plants?

9/13/2005 9:56:43 PM

Ashville, Ohio

mine are about 4-5 feet, depends on how much of walk way you want

9/13/2005 10:43:04 PM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

I was thinking about this too: so far all my best plants in different locations were growing east. A coincidence probably.

9/14/2005 4:25:42 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

I started 5 plants this year...planned on opposing christmas tree patterns to maximize space. 3 plants started on south edge growing to the north. 2 started on north side growing to the south. The sun and heat burned up both of the north to south plants. All 3 south to north plants did fine. Just coincidence? Who knows? Certainly not I. Peace Wayne

9/14/2005 7:07:29 AM

Itzetown City

This year I was going with 8 plants, 4 north-south and 4 south north. Every main vines tips want to grow in the east direction, so I ever had to fit them back, by using sticks, in the right direction I wish. Watching this, I would say north-west to south-east could be a usefull tracking.

9/14/2005 8:36:57 AM

Warwood

My best plants have always been from northeast towards southwest and vice-versa back to back.

9/14/2005 9:41:25 AM