What's wrong with this bine? I'm not worried about it dying on me or anything. I'm just curious if anyone can pinpoint the cause of this odd growth. There's no obvious sign of insects, physical injury or disease. I've never seen one come up like this before.
In the first pic, you can see a pretty tight twist to the bine itself. All three pics show how the bine only has recent growth on the far (south) side of the plant instead of putting out leaves in pairs. There's also a 'pigtail' loop at the top of the bine that's not normal. The last pic shows it in comparison to a healthy, normal looking bine - from the same rhizome! Also note that the abnormal one is much thicker.
The dog in the photo is also quite abnormal, but I stopped trying to figure him out a long time ago...
In the first pic, you can see a pretty tight twist to the bine itself. All three pics show how the bine only has recent growth on the far (south) side of the plant instead of putting out leaves in pairs. There's also a 'pigtail' loop at the top of the bine that's not normal. The last pic shows it in comparison to a healthy, normal looking bine - from the same rhizome! Also note that the abnormal one is much thicker.
The dog in the photo is also quite abnormal, but I stopped trying to figure him out a long time ago...