Re: Dormancy: Oxalis & Caladium

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• Subject: Re: Dormancy: Oxalis & Caladium
• From: R* Z* <r*@execulink.com>
• Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 17:41:08 -0500 (EST)

At 09:58 AM 3/14/98 -0800, you wrote:
>To my fellow indoor gardeners,

>The topic of this query concerns my oxalis and my caladium -- plants that,
>according to my books, are supposed to undergo dormant periods. About a
>month ago it looked to me like both were finally starting to die down and go
>dormant. However, both now seem to be shooting up new growth again!
>
>What's going on? Was I supposed to stop watering them? Should I just let
>them go on now?
>
>Glen
>ghoshizaki@yahoo.com
>
>P.S. I live in Southern California about two miles from the coast.
>
I your plants are starting a new round of growth I'd let them go on.  Look
at the soil.  If there is a crusty ring around the edge of the pot or the
soil seems to have deteriorated I would repot them.  I'm a believer in
letting plants decide when they want to go dormant, not forcing them.

Good groing.

Ruth Z
Ruth Zavitz                                     
rzavitz@execulink.com                            
Freelance Writer & Gardening Consultant, zone 6 Southern Ontario

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