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cpman wrote:As far as I have seen vine cuttings that have the original growthpoint just keep vining and acting like an adult plant which is why I actually prefer cutting lower down, they frequently make more than 1 growth point and throw out lower pitchers instead. Your cutting will probably throw out some basals once its established and the vine is long enough.

Salute flytraps234 wrote:My cutting is from a vine and it produced two basil shoots.


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tannerm wrote:

cpman wrote:As far as I have seen vine cuttings that have the original growthpoint just keep vining and acting like an adult plant which is why I actually prefer cutting lower down, they frequently make more than 1 growth point and throw out lower pitchers instead. Your cutting will probably throw out some basals once its established and the vine is long enough.

Yeah the vine is already close to a foot and a half long stretched out (from the growth point)... how long until it’s “established”? It’s been growing like a weed since I got it in October 16

Well I cant really give a definite time as I dont have a hamata(want one tho XD) and mainly grow lowlanders what I mean by established is more like have enough of a root system to support two growth points. As far as I know new growth point production is regulated by hormones produced by the main growth point on the vine(or sometimes the one closest to the root system) these hormones suppress other growth points from forming. When a vine gets long enough apparently these hormones dont quite reach other nodules which causes them to grow. My 2cents are just let it be its doing pretty nicely, it'll throw out basals when it does, but it most definetly will.
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cpman wrote:

tannerm wrote:

cpman wrote:As far as I have seen vine cuttings that have the original growthpoint just keep vining and acting like an adult plant which is why I actually prefer cutting lower down, they frequently make more than 1 growth point and throw out lower pitchers instead. Your cutting will probably throw out some basals once its established and the vine is long enough.

Yeah the vine is already close to a foot and a half long stretched out (from the growth point)... how long until it’s “established”? It’s been growing like a weed since I got it in October 16

Well I cant really give a definite time as I dont have a hamata(want one tho XD) and mainly grow lowlanders what I mean by established is more like have enough of a root system to support two growth points. As far as I know new growth point production is regulated by hormones produced by the main growth point on the vine(or sometimes the one closest to the root system) these hormones suppress other growth points from forming. When a vine gets long enough apparently these hormones dont quite reach other nodules which causes them to grow. My 2cents are just let it be its doing pretty nicely, it'll throw out basals when it does, but it most definetly will.
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mikefallen13 wrote:I think the problem is that on a cutting, there usually aren't many nodes below soil where new growth could start. I mean, on a two or 3 node cutting you usually have one node below soil level. Compare that to a plant where the rosette grows slowly leaving a node at the base of each leaf where new roots/basals can emerge as the plant enters the vining stage later on. I'm sure it's possible that it may eventually produce a basal growth, but I, like you, wanted to see lowers and didn't want to wait.

I sold my hamata cutting from Native Exotics for that very reason.