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| Hi there.
I separated my AV babies three weeks ago. One of the royal wasp babies has a bud already. I thought I had read once that if a baby buds, it's best to snip it so that the plant's energy can be spent on leaf and root growth. Is that true? I hope not because I want the bud to stay. BTW, the AV leaves are roughly the size of a nickel, in case that's important. What should I do?? |
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| Snip it. Your plant should be more robust as a result. Kind of a pay a little now or pay more later thing......... Barbara |
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| That's definitely the response I feared. lol Thanks Barbara. I guess I'll just need to be patient and wait for the next round of buds. I can't wait! |
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- Posted by violetta1976 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 08 at 1:15
| So I'm curious... what would happen if she didn't snip it? |
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| Hey Amany, just wanted to say Happy Birthday to you (a few hours late, I know) LOL And in case you're thinking "How the heck did she know it was my Bday" it's 'cos I saw yer name on the Bday list yesterday over on another forum we both belong to but I never see you posting on... Altho I don't post much there either, the management hates me.... so I mostly stick to VR instead where it's friendly, welcoming, comfy, and all-around supremely awesome! |
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| Violetta, from what I think I remember reading, all of the plant's energy is used up on the bloom rather than establishing a good root system and growing leaves. m3rmald, Thanks so much! I celebrated my birthday all weekend long. I never just have a birthday. It's always a birthweek or birthweekend. lol What can I say? I'm glad to be here. |
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| LOL That's ok, Amany.. My bday is June 2nd but I spend all of May counting down and all of June "celebrating" so it's like a BirthTwoMonths LOLOLOL I hope you'll join us on VR, I'm always trying to drag new friends over there :-D |
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