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Torrance, Ca.

How many that deal with disease aren't burying vines this year after seeing Dave's slideshow at the convention? I'd hate to loose that top root but with my disease pressure so high I'll be giving it a try this year.

5/17/2025 10:08:18 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

I didn’t see the slideshow but after a couple years of some vine rot, we are going to only cover the tap roots and not bury the entire vines.

5/17/2025 8:58:33 PM

Mission Viejo, CA

I have historically buried vines. I’m going to only bury those nodes close to the fruit this year to keep the vine healthy.

5/17/2025 11:26:28 PM

Bethlehem CT

I don't bury

5/18/2025 8:03:22 AM

Upa Creek, MO

I am in the same boat Chris with disease pressure. I saw Big Moon's results last year not burying so I am giving it a shot.

We get some pretty bad storms in the midwest, so not sure how the plants will hold up not buried. I might try to anchor them with padded U shaped garden staples.

5/18/2025 8:19:29 AM

Westmoreland, KS

No burying here

5/18/2025 11:56:28 AM

Bethlehem CT

Luke i use bricks, rocks or split firewood on top of the vine or tendril to anchor them down while they are sending down taproots.

5/18/2025 1:26:11 PM

Bethlehem CT

It sounds harsh... but I don't baby my plants. Lol

5/18/2025 1:28:32 PM

Jericho Vermont

This will be the first year since the early 2000's that we will vines. The first reason is, I am old and have a bad back! The second is we don't have the option of moving the patch in our small backyard and each year we have vines that have some rot in them. Hoping to get all vines to last the whole season and will use 2 foot bamboo stakes to hold vines down.

5/18/2025 4:04:39 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Sounds like a lot of you aren't burying vines. It will be fun to see how we all do. I've buried vines the past 16 years and this will be the first time not burying.

Let the games begin!

5/18/2025 9:51:14 PM

Grittyville, WA

The rest of us are coddling them like we are pumpkin mommys... bigmoon is being a real pumpkin dad. Carry your weight and then some! Lol, I like it.

5/19/2025 2:18:19 AM

valtierra/spain

Last year, I didn't bury many of the nodes on the main vines. My soil reeked of fusarium, pythium, and other diseases. The top root never became infected because it didn't exist... but the bottom root, every single one, became infected. In 2022, as in 2023, as in 2024. I hope this year, 2025, in another greenhouse, the same thing doesn't happen. I don't bury the main vine, but I do bury the rest of the plant. Dave Stelts uses crop rotation; that's the best information. He has four patches, and he uses one each year. That's the most important thing about Dave and Carol; they're doing it really well.

5/20/2025 5:41:38 PM