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bvalente wrote: it should only be another week or so before I can bring the plants outside and that should help, right?

Yeah, that will help, but when plants are moved from artificial lighting to natural lighting, there is usually a period where they stall and stop growing for a few weeks. Doing so while the plant is flowering might cause it to abort the flower stalk.

bvalente wrote:Or try cutting the stalk and planting it next to the other plants in a 50/50 mix and hope for a strike?

That's probably the best option for an indoor plant.

Matt wrote:

bvalente wrote: it should only be another week or so before I can bring the plants outside and that should help, right?

Yeah, that will help, but when plants are moved from artificial lighting to natural lighting, there is usually a period where they stall and stop growing for a few weeks. Doing so while the plant is flowering might cause it to abort the flower stalk.

bvalente wrote:Or try cutting the stalk and planting it next to the other plants in a 50/50 mix and hope for a strike?

That's probably the best option for an indoor plant.

Thanks Matt, I thought about what you said and decided to cut and plant the flower stalk and hope for a strike.

Meanwhile the vigorous that previously had it's flower stalk cut before shipping I think is flowering again

bvalente wrote:Meanwhile the vigorous that previously had it's flower stalk cut before shipping I think is flowering again

Yeah, they'll often send up a second one, especially if they start flowering early in the season as most of our plants have done due to the unusually warm and sunny spring.

Matt wrote:

bvalente wrote:Meanwhile the vigorous that previously had it's flower stalk cut before shipping I think is flowering again

Yeah, they'll often send up a second one, especially if they start flowering early in the season as most of our plants have done due to the unusually warm and sunny spring.

That's crazy, here in michigan we just broke a snow record that's been up since 1886 The other plant that hasn't flowered looks great, can't wait to see these live up to their name.