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Originally Posted by mushtaq86
Hi Ty
In one of your posts, cant remember which thread it was, you mentioned that you lose dwarf reds to the ground every winter.I am interested if if the p-stems are cut back or do you lose the whole p-stem.
From deterioration to regrowth for dwarf red in your area, would it be December to March.
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They do! Every year the entire pstem dies back to the corm and the growth point usually rots with the pstem. But pups always come back. Right now I have dwarf red pups up! They actually come up before Veinte Cohol and a few others. They regrow all year until winter and reach full size each year. I never focus on fruiting them or protecting them since I can easily buy the fruit in town.
But to answer the question. No. I don’t cut or trim or anything. I leave them as they are. After winter is over I cut the pstem a couple feet above the soil, just to see if it pushes. Never does. Always sends pups.