05-15-2011, 11:42 PM
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Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada
Zone: Hardiness Zone 6
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Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants)
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Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady
Olaf's Ricinus Communis, sprouting...
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Sorry, Sherry, I missed your post at first. When these things start growing, you may wonder, where the purple
colouring is. I did, because mine came up all green, until they almost reached 2 feet in height. Their mother was
purple, when I got it at a much smaller size, and had me wondering if they bred true. It were only the last leaves
opening, before I planted them out yesterday, which showed purple.
Another thing, you may remember the elaborate fix I went through to get the max soil volume in minimum space.
I could have saved myself that trouble, since very few roots made it out through the bottom of the bottomless
4" cups and they used the soil within so poorly, that it fell mostly off, when I stripped the pots off. That in turn
gave them poor stability, when planted outside  (For details on that you would have to go all the way back to
my post of March 30 in this thread.)
Maybe the soil was too rich and discouraged strong root development?
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