AR: Weak Stalks

Sharlyn Rocha wrote:

:  Our arilbred, Pink Betterment, has sent up an 18" bloom stalk that is 
:  getting ready to open.  The stalk has drooped way over almost to the ground 
:  so we put in a stick and tied it up.  We have never had this problem 
:  before.  Is this a quality of arilbreds or could it be something  else?

It's usually a sign of too rapid growth, which happens whenever there's a spell
of unseasonably warm weather.  It seems to affect whatever stalks were just
about the break out above the leaves when the warm weather hit.  Sometimes it
affects the arils, sometimes the medians, sometimes the arilbreds, sometimes the
TBs.  Spring in southern New Mexico is quite erratic.  Specific types could
certainly be affected more consistently in other climates.

Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
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