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LilRaverBoi · 07-17-2009, 06:00 PM

Hmmm....that's a great question! I don't have a definitive answer for you....but I would think, theoretically, yes. I'm sure it would stress the plant a lot, but it shouldn't kill it. Hell, you can chop the entire top of, uproot it and chop the corm into pieces and it'll probably still live. If you do chop the top off, only the bottom part is going to be any good, though. You can't just cut the plant in half and get both parts to grow....the top portion won't root and will just end up dying, but I'm pretty sure the bottom part will keep growing just fine. As for the effect of this on fruiting, I really don't know for sure.

Let's hope we get some good responses in here...I'd like to hear what the experts have to say!

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