The vines seem like they have eyes and are "exploring". They are hooking on to anything and everything that is around it. I can't figure out how it knew to move a very long vine from one side of the fence to the other side where the trellis is...in a day!
How do vines know where to climb? I put up a trellis and it moved one vine from one side to the trellis.?
vines send out little tendrils, which curl around things. When the tendrils touch anything, the vines produce a growth hormone that tells them to get in gear and grow fast and up. I have hyacinth beans that grow a foot a day and trumpet and passionflower vines that do the same thing. Gourds and members of the curcubit family, like watermelons, pumpkins, cukes, cantaloupe, etc do the same thing.
Reply:Nature is fascinating. Vines especially. Vines climb in two distinct ways: by twining and by clinging. They will grow toward the sun. In a forest they have to grow quickly up a tree to get to above the canopy to the sunlight. The wind helps those vines that are reaching in the air until it finds a stationery object.
Reply:Vines, smarter than most blondes
Reply:Sometimes you have to show the vines where to climb. I tie my vines to the trellis when they first start to grow to show them where the trellis is and to help them alittle. Yes it is a little eerie to think that they can see where they are going isn't it.
Reply:yes, exploring and feeling actually. they mave circular motion and when they touch anything, they start winding around it. great to watch as a movie.like who said plants are not smart? just because they cant talk....
Reply:Vine plants will attach to anything they can. They will stray though, and you'll have to remind them where to go. You'll notice smaller vines, which are like little feelers. They'll be the first to find a new place for growth.
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