Date: Wed, 13 Aug 97 13:26:47 -0800 From: Ken Cusson <kenc@salinas.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3101$foo@default> Subject: Re: Dormancy in the dark? Clay pots?
Tim:
>I posted a vague question about VFT dormancy a couple of days ago. After
>consulting the archives, or at least the first 50 or pages of 1996 I
>realize that this question probably caused much gnashing or teeth and
>muttered obscenities about inattentive readers. I apologize. I would
>like just a bit of clarification though: Am I correct in assuming that
>since it can be stored dormant in a cold garage or fridge that it can
>also be left in the dark during this period?
>
I am still not convince that VFT need to be treated in this way. I have
been growing quite a bit of VFT for over 3 years now and they never get
this "stratification"-type treatment. Granted, they are outside and it
does get down into the 30s during the Fall & Winter here, but they grow
all year long and have been bigger every year.
>Also, I noticed in a book that I was reading that clay pots for CPs were
>a bad idea since they tend to accumulate minerals through evaporation.
>Does anyone have an opinion regarding this?
>
Very bad idea ... although I have never done it and avoid clay pots
completely, I have seen the tell-tale white residue on the pots, even
from so-called "pure" water. At least in this case, the synthetic
material (plastic) is better than the natural stuff (clay)!
Keep Growing!
KenC
Ken Cusson
kenc@salinas.net
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