Southern-Grower
08-27-2005, 12:36 PM
here's my take on this..
Quality= Actual variety that i wanted and from a supplier that has no rep.
for shipping wrong variety.
1' + stem with a nice corm attached, roots ARE NOT IMPORTANT to me.
most often than not the roots will die once disturbed or broke. but really depends on how the plant was cut and what media it was grown in..
if plant has real leaves then i want them all cut off but growing leaf, as the plant can't root and keep full leaves. this causes stress on plant or pup.. the leaves will yellow and die on their own.. why put the plant through this, cut them off and corm can get started on rooting quickley..
when i first started 5 years ago all my plants were a 1' stalk with nice cleaned corm. the corms had to be rooted first which required moistened
soil and wait till the leaf started then ok to water a little more..
i've taken a 1' bald corm to gh in the fall and have it to root during winter and plant in yard 1st season and get 4-5' plant by summer end. then have it to fruit following mid summer.. then take green fruit off before first frost.
take a tc plant begining of summer and have a 1' plant, by summer end.
plant out the following spring and have a 4-5' plant by summer end. then replant following spring and have fruit by end of season.. gest is that the smaller tc plants will take you 3 years to fruit, where i can fruit quality corm in 2 years..
just my 2cents for here in ga..
Quality= Actual variety that i wanted and from a supplier that has no rep.
for shipping wrong variety.
1' + stem with a nice corm attached, roots ARE NOT IMPORTANT to me.
most often than not the roots will die once disturbed or broke. but really depends on how the plant was cut and what media it was grown in..
if plant has real leaves then i want them all cut off but growing leaf, as the plant can't root and keep full leaves. this causes stress on plant or pup.. the leaves will yellow and die on their own.. why put the plant through this, cut them off and corm can get started on rooting quickley..
when i first started 5 years ago all my plants were a 1' stalk with nice cleaned corm. the corms had to be rooted first which required moistened
soil and wait till the leaf started then ok to water a little more..
i've taken a 1' bald corm to gh in the fall and have it to root during winter and plant in yard 1st season and get 4-5' plant by summer end. then have it to fruit following mid summer.. then take green fruit off before first frost.
take a tc plant begining of summer and have a 1' plant, by summer end.
plant out the following spring and have a 4-5' plant by summer end. then replant following spring and have fruit by end of season.. gest is that the smaller tc plants will take you 3 years to fruit, where i can fruit quality corm in 2 years..
just my 2cents for here in ga..