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What a difference one small change can make

hotdiggetydam
17 years ago

I have friend and fellow collector/hybridizer that was giving me some tips on grow a couple years ago. One he said was sometimes even the smallest change in growing conditions can make a big difference in the final look of a bromeliad, right down to the pot size you choose for the plant. Well skeptical me I decide to test this advice. I used this Neo because I have a lot of them and they pup fast. I tried this with six sets of pups taken in March from mom everytime. Everything was identical soil, light, water and fertlizer. However I used 2 different pot sizes on the pups. And here is what happened everytime.

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He also told me that down sizing the pots over a few generations will produce miniature plants that will color up faster. The smaller plants are suitable for growing in terrariums. He was correct.

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