Re: HELLO, and What did I do wrong- small plants?
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- Subject: Re: HELLO, and What did I do wrong- small plants?
- From: "* M* <z*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:44:47 PDT
It is pretty easy to make a Bonsai out of an AG plant. As easy as
growing for too long before planting in the garden. Very stressful
germination will do it as well. Had a few this year myself.
ZOO
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>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: HELLO, and What did I do wrong- small plants?
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>Hi, all you out there in the garden! You must have long
>extension cords to get the computer out that far
>from the house! I just joined the list- I've been
>lurking in the archives quite a while,
>and I finally have a question that spurned me to join.
>
>After reading lots of updates, and seeing photos
>on the web... it seems that my plants are deficient,
>and I'm wondering where I went wrong!
>
>To summarize:
>I have 3 plants from unknown-parentage Atlantic Giant seed bought
locally from Agway.
>As of 7/5, largest AG plant was 14' long, but NO secondaries;
>quite healthy, with only 20 leaves, largest 14". Garden gets full sun
2-8:30 PM.
>Watered (almost) daily, around 4-5 gallons spread across 3 plants.
>*None* of my 3 plants have secondaries. (On the web, I see plants
>20x25' now, with big secondaries, even tertiaries, with hundreds of
leaves.)
>I have plenty of male & female flowers.
>Some female flowers are almost golf-ball sized when they open.
>
>Questions:
>-are my plants indeed midgets, by AG standards (why no secondaries)?
> Is my problem likely to be my seed or my gardening technique?
>-what time of day is best to water & why?
>
>---
>Rick Inzero,
>Rochester, NY rdi@cci.com
>
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