Re: Cerinthe major redux
Hal, there has been quite a bit of research (and I don't have the
references at hand) that indicates that smaller plants go through far less
transplant shock than do larger plants. They also tend to recover faster
and adapt better to "foreign" conditions that they encounter in their "new
digs" (forgive the pun). As I recall, the researchers found that after X
amount of time, smaller plants tend to catch up with and even outgrow
larger ones that were planted at the same time (and under appropriate
experimental conditions of course). The take home message for us gardeners
is that if you don't need a huge plant immediately (at the time of
planting), then you are always better off to purchase smaller plants. I've
seen evidence of that even in my own gardening. These days, I always go
for the smaller plant and I am seldom disappointed.
Nan
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