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04-28-2021, 06:58 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Re: Another lesson learned
Why separate???? Once the pstem blooms it dies or after 3 or 4 years of not blooming the pstem will die. That piece of corm you cut off helps to make the main corm bigger & stronger. You likely cut off near 1/2 of the existing corm. .... If you separate, do it when the pup is 18" to 2ft tall.
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Re: Another lesson learned
That's pretty impressive. How much do you guesstimate that thing weighs?
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Re: Another lesson learned
Enough to give you a hernia.
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Only 12" .... I've has several as large as a 5 gal bucket at the base. You need to give more fertilizer. |
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Re: Another lesson learned
Maybe you have special 5 gallon buckets hahahaha
"Standard 5-gallon pails made by United States Plastic Corporation are 14.5 inches high, 11.91 inches in diameter at the top and 10.33 inches in diameter at the bottom. The buckets are slightly tapered for ease of stacking and separation" |
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LOL - I have no doubt it would kick my ass in a wrestling match
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Re: Another lesson learned
Looks like the 5-gallon bucket is the universal unit of measurement here on this forum.
It's all I see to compare bunch size I guess we can't really say 'Banana for scale' That's a monster pup Strick!!
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Those are Bigguns
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What kind of pup is it anyway? Those are some nice roots! Fatties!
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You are correct .... my bad .... I've a couple that were bigger than that. there is a post somewhere on the forum about the size. I think it was 14" or 16" dia. Anyway a pstem at that size wasn't long from budding/flowering. |
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Re: Another lesson learned
FHN has never had Blue Java plants. all come from agristarts which does not have it either.
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i've removed some big pups like that with zero issues on the mother producing good rack in the not so distant future. for sure there is some impact but I believe the mother recovers fairly quickly
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