My plants have become really bushy and big, and I planted them too close to my tomatoes, and I can not get inbetween them. Can I either tie them up to create room or cut them back?
2007-07-15 03:52:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I wouldn't suggest cutting the vines back, but tying them up might be possible. Sounds like you'll have a nice crop of spuds, I would suggest "hilling" the vines if you haven't already done so, the more soil around the vine, the more potatoes you'll get.
2007-07-15 03:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by fmckin1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut back the potatoes, leave a few leaves on the stems and stop feeding them nitrogen. Feed them bone meal instead
2007-07-15 04:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by TURANDOT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can definitely tie them back without any problems and probably can trim them a little without much harm being done.
2007-07-15 04:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by Hondu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tie mne up. Guess I am afraid of damaging them by cutting "too" much off.
2007-07-15 03:57:28 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut them back if you can not tie better if you can tie them back
2007-07-15 03:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by Robert C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not cut them, you can get some hep twine and tye them up they will grow very large if you give them the right stuff,get some mushroom compost they love it.
2007-07-15 03:58:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋