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austinl01 · 03-19-2009, 06:00 PM

I am trying something new and wanted to let you all know about it. I decided to pot up a dwarf orinoco that has 3 feet of trunk a little early this year. It has been stored bareroot in the garage all winter and looks great. So, I broke out the heat mat the other day and placed the potted one gallon dwarf orinoco on it. I'm hoping the warm heat mat will force it out of dormancy and let the roots get established early compared to directly planting it in the ground and waiting for soil temps to warm by mother nature. Has anyone tried this? If so, what was the result?

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