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I am running another experiment I thought I would share: on a controlled group of hoyas recently struck and just rooted, I am giving the stem a very gentle tug every week...a VERY gentle tug. My purpose is to see if those hoyas grow faster than the non-pulled group and if the pulled group puts out a larger root system.
The basis for this experiment is a study done (I don't know when) in a forestry school in Florida (OK, so the details are vague, but I was told this by a Floridian with more green thumbs than you can count). After planting a field in trees, they took some control rows and every week tugged on the young newly planted trees. Those pulled on set out deeper, stronger root systems and grew faster than those left alone. Survival instincts!!! (if plants can have instincts?!). Will let you know what happens...
But, doesn't it make sense?
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