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Old January 14, 2018   #18
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Thanks Carolyn for that great explanation, which of course leads me to more questions. Does this cycle continue all season and is it regular (3 days sexual then 3 days vegetative)? Does the amount of sunlight affect the length of the phases? When fruits have already set, do they grow and ripen during only one of these phases or simultaneously while the plant continues to cycle through them?
There many factors involved and you've named some of them

Yes,the amt of sunlight is one, and does affect the cycle, but usually only near the end of the season

Fruits are at all stages of ripening on the same plant

And I'm talking primarily about indeterminates.

What did I forget to mention this time?

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