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Old December 19, 2007   #10
dice
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I am starting a few right now, ridiculous as that may
seem for our Pacific Northwest climate. I am going
to let them grow with not enough light, get as spindly
as they want, and then take cuttings around the first
of March, let them root in water, pot up in 8" pots
when they get some roots, and by the first week
of May they should be ready to transplant into the
garden.

(I want to see if I can convince a few later maturing
plants that June is actually September. I do not know
if that will really work, because they will have been
growing in "not enough light" for those first 4 months,
which may affect their concept of, "How long have
I been growing and is it time to set fruit yet?". But
I intend to find out.)

Edit:
"concept" is probably not the right word here.
"...which may affect their sense of,..."
(Plants don't have "concepts", but they do seem
to have something like senses.)
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Last edited by dice; December 19, 2007 at 09:52 PM. Reason: clarity
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