How do I train a muscadine vine?
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Training Young Muscadines - Confused about Single Trunk...
Comments (7)Not a grape expert but if it were mine...yes you definitely want just a single trunk. I would remove the trunk on the left. If you already have your trellis up I would tie a string from the wire to that right side and start pulling it up to get it a LOT straighter. It will never be 100% straight and does not need to be but you want it to be a lot straighter than it is now. You also need to remove those side vines. You want to concentrate the growth up so you reach the wire and can then snip the vine to get your arms started. If the plant wants to uproot itself from the pulling upward you can lay a board across the ground next to the vine and put bricks on the end to help hold the vine down. Pull up gradually over the coarse of a couple weeks. If you do not have your wire up yet get the wire up lol......or a post or something but that zig zag vine needs some work....See MoreMuscadine - Need ideas for semi-temporary training
Comments (5)Gonebananas, I'm curious what the umbrella method looks like. You wouldn't have a picture, would you? I tried to google it but didn't find anything. I think this will likely be my best option, but I wonder can I prune it back and retrain it to a trellis if I decide to move it into the ground? Also, does yours ever blow over in the wind? I planted one in gritty mix and the other in 5:1:1. I'm not sure if the 5:1:1 will be heavy enough. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I do get at least 1 female. I already have an Ison's planted in the back yard to serve as a pollinator. These seeds may have come from a Supreme (not 100% sure), so they should flower at the same time....See MoreHow to train passion vine?
Comments (10)Cynthia, there are a number of pink passion flowers, so it's hard to say if it's native or not. Passiflora foetida var. gossypiifolia, aka Corona de Cristo, is native to south Texas with pink-and-white flowers. It may or may not be winter hardy in your area, depending on your microclimate and severity of any particular winter. It's a close relative to Love in the Mist, which I don't believe is winter hardy in your area (but I'm not a foetida expert). Passiflora will climb all over themselves with no ill effects. In fact, the bushier they get, the more winter-resistant they become (because of the layered insulation effect). A passion vine will grow upwards until it can't any more because of lack of support, then the vine will bend or curve downward (sometimes quite abruptly). When this happens, you can usually count on a bunch of new shoots starting up along the length of that vine. They're not the most cooperative plant to train, but I've done it. The advice about redirecting their tendrils is pretty much your best option....See MoreNeed Help training newly planted muscadine vine
Comments (2)There is a fruit growing forum that may be of more help....See Moregator_rider2
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