Nope, I trust them both equally, good advice but never good enough to overide repeated experience. Every man is in love with her or his anecdotal experience. No one has done a controlled study of carefully installed and cared for home blueberries. I wouldn't even consider waiting 4 years to taste my first fruit or requiring it of a customer. But I have sometimes had plants I've installed get off to an excessively slow start- flowers never removed and plants not watered during drought. If I was growing acres of blueberries I couldn't give them them maximum attention. However, I don't see why anyone should take my word on it. Best to run with the research. At least now you can run with Cornell's (hey they're Ivy League) But maybe it will coax an experiment by someone out there and I will be happy to hear results. Buy some extra plants and remove flowers at different intervals. I am greatful for the information I've gotten because of this thread.

Aka - 'Jimsonweed'. During the Revolutionary War, the starving militia at Jamestown ate Datura leaves out of desperation. They became very ill and tripped out big time for days! It was called Jamestown weed...and over time the name became Jimsonweed. Datura likes to grow in hot, dry places and prefers sandy soil. They like access to water, but need good drainage. I guess that is why they grow wild along sandy river banks and valleys and down in arroyos. Some catalog and nursery companies erroneously sell it as 'Angel Trumpet' flower, especially the purple and white one. Thus the confusion to some people. However, it should be noted that Brugmansia is commonly called 'Angel Trumpets, while Datura is known as 'Devil's Trumpet' - maybe because all parts of it contains an alkaloid poison. Perhaps they are aptly called Devil's Trumpet since they grow best in hot, forbidden places! :) Growing up in So. California, Jimsonweed grew wild throughout the sandy valley of the Santa Margarita River. My family used to camp down there near the river in the summertime and at night the air was swimmingly filled with the sweetly intoxicating fragrance of their blooms. They were hell on bare feet though. When the moon was full, those 'Moonflowers' glowed like lanterns, which came in very handy when you needed to go potty at night and had to watch out for Diamondback rattlers! You do not want to moon a rattlesnake!. I grew the white variety for several years. Still have seeds. I have photos of them somewhere. I was just as jubilant the first time they bloomed. I took gobs of photos. I have seeds for the purple and white variety too. I got them in a trade. They were labeled as 'Angel's Trumpets'. Just never get around to sowing them. (bad girl, BAD! ) Every year I tell myself that I am going to grow them and then always forget to do it in the spring rush to get my veggies going. You have all inspired me to dig them out and do it! Lord knows it is hot enough right now that they will love it. Thanks for the post, Tom. ~Annie

I am glad it finially bloomed for you. Sometimes a change of location is exactly what it takes.

Hi Tony, Yay isn't that neat.. Yes, am trying hard to get hybrids, have my collection back up to about 26 or so..Both of the plants, and the older one with so many inflo's has no leaves either, aztec gold and the think Heidi are in the ground, also in ground with inflo is playful..no leaves..do water, don't know. . Pacific Pearl and Daisy have no leaves, inflo came, claws are just starting to come up. Plastic pink has all of the winter leaves on, never shed any? I discovered another inflo coming on a mystery one given to me. Now I just transplanted them the middle of march into 7 gallon containers, quite a bit of water then.. then week or so later fed them all a half dose of food and later superthrive.. don't know. did I push them?? then got warm too. YAY for you...13 inflo's that is absolutely fantastic!! what plant is it? Bet will be outstanding. I never knew you could get that many on a plant..like I see think 5 or 6 on one..I always just have one cascade.. so guess then the age helps. I am still learning, appreciate all your help. Karen B..