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  • Originally posted by Plot70 View Post
    If anything I planted my squashes too close together but what I did find was that turban vines naturally grew mostly east and north and mowed down a row of onions.
    I measured them in wheel barrow loads.
    You can get them to grow what direction you want,the first true leaf points the direction it"™ll grow,mine were good growing over the lawn but one plant grew to the shed. I found this picture online that explains it,it"™s good when you know where they"™re heading.



    Location : Essex

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    • Originally posted by Jungle Jane View Post

      You can get them to grow what direction you want,the first true leaf points the direction it"™ll grow,mine were good growing over the lawn but one plant grew to the shed. I found this picture online that explains it,it"™s good when you know where they"™re heading.


      That's a great tip that is. I wouldn't have thought that was even a thing and mine defo went the wrong way this year. I.e all over the flower bed that I had allocated to my better half haha. She threatened to chop the plant down. Nearly had to ban her from the plot.

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      • Even if they start growing in the wrong direction, you can steer them in the right direction over the course of a few days.
        You can't bend the stem too far in one go or it'll snap, but you can move it by about 20-30 degrees at a time, and use a stick to hold it in place, then a couple days later it will be used to its new position and can be moved another 20-30 degrees, and so on until you have it growing in the direction you want.

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        • I steer them too by putting a stick beside the vine at each leaf joint so that it sweeps round in a curve.
          They mowed down the row of onions because there was not enough room to lay the vines out.
          I saved most of the onions but the flavor was not that good due to shading.
          Near Worksop on heavy clay soil

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