vanilla cuttings growing (forum)

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Finally have our vanilla cuttings growing. Lots of new shoots. Now the hard work begins getting the plant to flower in a few years, nice long term project.
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Time: 5th November 2012 5:59pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
I was interested in the vanilla growing story on Landline a few weeks ago - didn't realize there was such a long and involved process in curing the beans.

Time: 5th November 2012 6:48pm

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Fruit Guy says...
Will worry about the curing process6 to 9 months
After I get my first flowers. Don't count your chickens

Time: 5th November 2012 8:10pm

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Coastie says...
Glad to hear that "fruit Guy'....mine are flowering very well at the moment, the flower is so delicate, looks like wax.Good luck with your venture.It can be seen alive and well on the "Coast"
Even the plant way up the tree!.
Regards A.

Time: 5th November 2012 8:29pm

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Brendan says...
Don't forget guys, you'll have to pollinate ALL the flowers by hand!

Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgOl6HPJY3U

Time: 6th November 2012 9:15am

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MiLK_MaN says...
I received my Vanilla plant from Daleys about 6 or so weeks ago. Put it in a pot with a single rod for the vine to latch onto, grew too quickly so I needed another plan.

I've read that Vanilla growers essentially wait for the vine to flop over the top of whatever it is latching onto, and then train it back down to the bottom and then let it climb up again.

I ended up finding this website: http://www.vanilla.com/index.php/Travel-in-the-Tropics/Articles-and-Reviews/some-tahitian-growers.html

The growers there have created their own pseudo tree for the Vanilla by using chicken wire filled with compost. Apparently the Vanilla is unusually thick due to the Vanilla roots feeding off the compost.

So it got me thinking, could I do the same thing in a pot in my greenhouse? The photo attached is the result of my effort today, will be interesting to see how it turns out.

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Time: 6th December 2012 9:18pm

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