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fast growing vine in container

16 years ago

Hello vine-lovers!

I am in zone 3 and have an unslightly area of my house I wish to cover in the summer. I have no soil in this area. It is concrete. I can put in a plantar. Would I be able to grow a vine reaching 12 feet in a container 2 feet deep and 8" wide? I was thinking of hops ? .... ?

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carol23_gw
16 years ago
Sounds like the container is too small for a vine to cover such an area. Roots would fill that space in short order.
After that it would dry out quickly with no place for the roots to run.
msbatt
16 years ago
I suggest morning glories. They grow fast, as they're annuals, and don't require all that much root room.
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