Morning Glories: Moonflower Vine Question, 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
Well I in many years have had great luck with flowering.. sometimes 100's at a time.. and growing them at 40.915 * North Latatude.. this year I had them in too samll a container for them.. and the excessive wilt of the vines has caused them to not flower as rampantly as is often the case... I grow on a rooftop and the bottom heat they have is a key factor to both the quick drying out and wilting and the abundance of flowers...
I know the inside starting is necessary to get them to flower up here... the first of Fbeb is non to early to start them inside underlights.. but this early they do get quite long and wrapped around everything by planting out time... usually about the first of may... too early and I rist a set back time with delays the blooming... I'll have to dig out last years photos and show the success I've had here... I feed regularly with a bloom booster type food.. seaweed extract.. and spray-n-grow.. foliar spray.. it is so enjoyable to see so many blooming.. and to watch them open.. as my aunt says it just makes you laugh to see them..
Keeping them well watered for me is a key to growth.. with the excessive roof heat.. [ measuredd heat of the roof surface was 145* with a air temperature of 80* at noon ] If they willt too much too many days I'll get a drastic reduction on their flowering..
I did get mother involved in growing them a few years ago.. hers are now quite remarkable.. 100's of blooms a night from 3 plants.. the picture is of her moonflowers this year.. she's in north Alabama.. so she's having much better luck than I , as a general rule.. this is mother's vines and a closer view of their size there... fully 6-8" across the lips.. as you can see in comparison to mothers head in the next photo..so not all vines and seeds are created equal.. we'll get her to harvest some of this years crop for our 2005 growing season...Gorodn