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Lagniappe · 05-20-2007, 09:43 PM

Hi Patrick ,
It was about 4 ' . The pups from last year are 4' now . We tried to take this one outside but it is too big and cumbersome and gets damaged going in and out of the door . I'm not sure that these will survive in z 7 winters .
The peanuts prevent wet feet , I lost a lot of plants early on from water that pooled in the bottom of the container . This happens sometimes even with the most well draining mixes usually because of the reserve effect of the pan under the pots.
We are in zone 8 . I would loove to have a stand of these outdoors but I don't think they will make it here.
If anyone knows differently please let me know and I'll give it a try.

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