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Old 09-12-2005, 03:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: pup size

The smallest pup size that I was able to successfully separate and grow is 1" tall pup. Not one ft but one inch. I have the picture to prove, but could not find it at the moment and will post it as soon as I find it. I took it more than 5 years ago, to test how small can I go. Of course, I have used an almost sterile-potting media and even though the pup is 1" tall, it has a couple of tiny roots already about to grow.

I have never done it again after proving the concept that it can be done, and will not do it again simply because it takes a lot longer to grow the smaller pups. They are better off and faster when attached to the mother corm and let them grow bigger before you separate them.
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