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24.05.2006, 14:45
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I have a classic cane 'wigwam' setup for my runners and they have
reached the stage where they are about to go around the canes. I planted two seeds per cane and all have germinated. Should I leave two plants to share a cane or pull the weakest of each pair out? |
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#2
24.05.2006, 14:50
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pull the weakest of the 2 out , should be one plant per cane
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#3
24.05.2006, 14:51
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<duz> wrote in message
news:7100 >I have a classic cane 'wigwam' setup for my runners and they have > reached the stage where they are about to go around the canes. I > planted two seeds per cane and all have germinated. Should I leave two > plants to share a cane or pull the weakest of each pair out? > I would pull the weaker out. They will compete for light, water and nutrients and both will suffer. Steve |
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#4
24.05.2006, 15:05
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shazzbat wrote:
> <duz> wrote in message > news:7100 >> I have a classic cane 'wigwam' setup for my runners and they have >> reached the stage where they are about to go around the canes. I >> planted two seeds per cane and all have germinated. Should I leave two >> plants to share a cane or pull the weakest of each pair out? >> > I would pull the weaker out. They will compete for light, water and > nutrients and both will suffer. > > Steve >Similar question but with sweet peas -- the plants I bought at the garden centre had maybe 12 plants per pot and even dividing them in half took quite a bit of root tearing. I'm training them up strings along that go up next to a wall. How many plants should I have going up each string? Any tips for the best way to train them (especially in these crazy winds that have been blowing around the northeast the past days/weeks)? |
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#5
24.05.2006, 15:39
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On Wed, 24 May 2006 16:05:33 +0100, Rob Barrett wrote
(in article <e51snu$rsm$2>): > shazzbat wrote: > Similar question but with sweet peas -- the plants I bought at the > garden centre had maybe 12 plants per pot and even dividing them in half > took quite a bit of root tearing. I'm training them up strings along > that go up next to a wall. How many plants should I have going up each > string? Any tips for the best way to train them (especially in these > crazy winds that have been blowing around the northeast the past > days/weeks)? We plant approximately 3 plants at the foot of each cane, or in our case this year, pea sticks cut from a trimmed hedge, which looks more natural and 'airy'. |
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#6
24.05.2006, 15:57
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duz wrote:
> I have a classic cane 'wigwam' setup for my runners and they have > reached the stage where they are about to go around the canes. I > planted two seeds per cane and all have germinated. Should I leave two > plants to share a cane or pull the weakest of each pair out? As it's only two, I should leave them in, especially if you've used long canes reasonably spaced. |
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#7
24.05.2006, 16:02
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"Chris Bacon" <chrispbacon> wrote in message
news:2531 > duz wrote: >> I have a classic cane 'wigwam' setup for my runners and they have >> reached the stage where they are about to go around the canes. I >> planted two seeds per cane and all have germinated. Should I leave two >> plants to share a cane or pull the weakest of each pair out? > > As it's only two, I should leave them in, especially if you've used > long canes reasonably spaced. So why not leave two in for half of the canes, and remove the weakest for the other half. At the end of the season you can then tell us which is best. |
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