Pygmy after harvesting gemmae

Pygmy after harvesting gemmae#375578

By Supercazzola -  Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:49 pm
Location:  Merritt Island, FL
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- Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:49 pm #375578

Is it normal for a Pygmy to dry out after you harvest the gemmae? Will it come back?

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Re: Pygmy after harvesting gemmae#375585

By madrone -  Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:15 pm
Location:  Washington state
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- Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:15 pm #375585

I don't have a ton of experience with harvesting gemmae and what happens afterwards. But this winter I had some plants that produced gemmae, and looked really spent afterwards. Eventually they started producing fresh dewy leaves. And seem mostly recovered now a few months later.

I'll be curious what other folks have experienced.

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Re: Pygmy after harvesting gemmae#375595

By DeadlyCarnivore -  Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:36 am
Location:  Reno, Nevada
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- Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:36 am #375595

This winter was weord for mine, the smaller ones looked like they were dying while producing, turned brown like yours. The bigger ones made regular gemmae and then some WEIRD looking gemmae, but they are back to normal now...

Yours look fine, there is still green in the crowns of both, so they should come back fine.

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Re: Pygmy after harvesting gemmae#375604

By oval -  Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:59 am
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- Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:59 am #375604

Occasionally a plant here and there will die, but if there's still green it should come back, producing new leaves. Some do seem slower than others to respond.

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Re: Pygmy after harvesting gemmae#375864

By Adelae -  Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:09 pm
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- Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:09 pm #375864

My scorpioides look really ratty right now, pretty much just gemmae and old spent leaves. But the biggest one just put out a burst of fresh dewy leaves, so I'm hopeful!