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Training
Vines
Pick a vine-training
method to complement your plant's climbing ability and the wall
you want it to cover. With drywall, wood, or plaster walls, you
have many options. Brick walls will require a trellis, or special
gardening staples made to be glued to brickwork.
Most vines climb in one
of four ways:
Twining
A twining plant will grow in a close spiral around its own growth,
or other plants, if any are nearby. To train a twiner, use either
a wire trellis or attach lengths of cord vertically to the wall.
You can also encourage twiners by weaving them through latticed
fences. White jasmine, morning glories and scarlet runner beans
are all easy-to-grow climbers.
Tendrils
Tendrils are little offshoots of the plant stem that curl tightly
around any support it encounters. You can train tendril users with
the same methods you use for twiners. Rhoicissus and Passiflora
are both tendril users.
Clinging
Clinging vines put out specialized growths along their stems that
will attach the plant to the wall. Some vines will have suction
cups, while others use hooks or roots. Clingers work best with brick
walls. Ivies have clingers.that can attach themselves to just about
any surface.
Leaning
Some vines have no way to climb a wall, but will happily do so,
with a little support. Use a trellis and gardening tape a special
green tape without adhesive to tie the leaner in place. No gardening
tape? Okay, use twist-ties, covered in paper or plastic. Most climbing
roses fall into this category.
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