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Old 12-04-2011, 11:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I finally got some standard sized fruits out of Gran Nain. I trimmed the bunch from 10 hands to 7 hands shortly after it flowered. They range in length from 7"-9"

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Old 12-04-2011, 11:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You trimmed the hands off only ? Leaving the flower bud stem on the plant uncut ?
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You trimmed the hands off only ? Leaving the flower bud stem on the plant uncut ?

Oh no I cut off everything below the 7th hand.
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