Re: Early blossoms
I don't know about your theory. Last year my plant
started flowering early but the main vine grew 25 feet
long and the side vines grew 10 to 15 feet long.
--- Pumpkinpirate1@aol.com wrote:
>
> Natalie
> First question is was the plants totally pot bound
> ??? Are you sure they are
> not chrysanthemums... Just kidding !!! If the plants
> were totally pot bound
> then they are choking themselves to try and make
> more root mass. The other
> thing and I don't want to get too deep into it
> because it is an experiment I
> am trying on my plants right now but there is a
> chemical change in a plant
> when it is in bloom and at this stage we don't want
> the results of the
> chemical change. Pinch or carefully cut off the
> flowers and watch and see
> what happens it should take off, the other thing is
> if that doesn't work dig
> them back up put them in a shallow pot with a rock
> and a small pagoda and
> train it as a bonsai, Bonsai's are cool !!!! Looks
> like you have the dwarfing
> practice down to an art HE HE HE... Well, good luck
> and yes you were right
> your plant is chemically past the growth stage get
> rid of the flowers and it
> will revert back to it then let flowers form when
> the plant gets closer to
> the size you want when July 1st comes around... Hope
> this helps !!! Good
> luck and take care .....
>
> Kevin Smith
>
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