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Old 01-22-2014, 09:05 AM   #53 (permalink)
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Default Re: Datil

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Originally Posted by Capitum View Post
My entire collection is for the purpose of seeing which varieties can even survive my microclimate- At this point I doubt I'll ever get fruit or full grown plants. We rarely have days up in the 80's (even in the middle of the summer) and usually get several freezes per year. Take a look in my gallery for pics, you won't see anything more than about 2 feet tall... it is a painful addiction, but my hope is to sort out differences based on raised beds (we get a lot of rain, and the ground is wet and cold 6 months of the year), unheated greenhouse, and large pots to see whether I can get any variety to acclimate and survive (thrive?) other than basjoo (which freezes to the ground but comes back each year).
It's great what you are doing, I've studied similar differences but without the unheated greenhouse or the cold and have found large shallow pots are the easiest way to get a cultivar to thrive in the tropics.

I am curious why you chose the Datil, maybe a shorter and quicker cultivar would be easier in your microclimate.

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