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enigma99a · 02-06-2011, 12:51 AM

About 2 weeks ago or so I cut all of my p-stems back to green growth, and today I noticed my Ice Cream P-stems are doing the same thing as last year..

Here's the issue:

I have 4 large Ice Cream mats - with about 6-7 very large plants (12ft+) and they will probably flower within a leaf or two. However, they are NOT growing.

Temps have been consistently over 60 for about a month now and today was pushing close to 80. But like last year, the smaller pups (under 7 ft) are pushing growth.... I can't express my frustration, considering the coldest was some upper 20s on a couple of nights. Last year we got down to 25, so I blamed it on the cold weather, but now there is no excuse!

So suggestions? Did I cut too late? Perhaps I have too many pups? but I've also heard of IC doing this to other people and if this is some issue they have, I might be ripping them out and going with something else.

Thanks, and I hope to get the bigger ones going so I can get some flags in about a month

thanks!

02-06-2011, 12:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
enigma99a enigma99a's Photo Gallery Location: Rocklin, CA Find me on the map! Zone: 9b+ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 476 BananaBucks : 99,642 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 103 Times Was Thanked 277 Times in 129 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Mat regrowth issues.. Please help!! About 2 weeks ago or so I cut all of my p-stems back to green growth, and today I noticed my Ice Cream P-stems are doing the same thing as last year.. Here's the issue: I have 4 large Ice Cream mats - with about 6-7 very large plants (12ft+) and they will probably flower within a leaf or two. However, they are NOT growing. Temps have been consistently over 60 for about a month now and today was pushing close to 80. But like last year, the smaller pups (under 7 ft) are pushing growth.... I can't express my frustration, considering the coldest was some upper 20s on a couple of nights. Last year we got down to 25, so I blamed it on the cold weather, but now there is no excuse! So suggestions? Did I cut too late? Perhaps I have too many pups? but I've also heard of IC doing this to other people and if this is some issue they have, I might be ripping them out and going with something else. Thanks, and I hope to get the bigger ones going so I can get some flags in about a month thanks! __________________ Average January Low: 40°F, Average August High: 95°F Typical Low Each Winter: 28-30°F, Typical High Each Summer: 108-110°F, Annual Precipitation: 22 inches