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Old 01-25-2017, 08:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by luteo View Post
I think I potted this dwarf Brazilian Red about two and a half months ago and have been peeling away and cutting layers off to stop the spread of black, what I thought, rot. Seeing as my Gros Michel rotted, I was ready to remove it from the pot and replace the very good expensive soil with coarse sand. It was something I have seen others around here use to start corms. But then yesterday, low and behold I see it awakening atop, but also, you might see in the photo at about 3 o'clock, there's a small shoot/growth point poking out of the soil from the corm below.


It sits in a windowsill and receives supplemental lighting in the evenings. Although it looses about an hour between the sun setting and when I get home from work to turn the light on.
I suppose the Gros Michel didn't make it for a number of reasons? It didn't have nearly as much corm to work with and I may have stuck it too deep not being able to tell where it should sit. Hopefully I'll have another chance in the future!!
That is awesome....wait till summer, that fella will take off.
So will that geranium in the container behind it
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