im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?

im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8256

By kevinqwe -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:04 am
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:04 am #8256

im gonna be gone from thursday to sunday. my flow stalk is getting really big and i didnt get peat moss to plant it yet. i am scared that if i dont cut and plant it now, when i get back it will be too developed... i might get some peat moss tomorrow but im not sure. should i let it flower?
anyone got some advice?

thanks

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Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8258

By Nickrober -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:13 am
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:13 am #8258

I would just put it in the same container with the plant it's growing from now. Then when it strikes and you're ready to re plant it, then I'd put it in the new pot. But if you're plant is growing that good now, it should do fine. (I'm no expert)

Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8259

By Matt -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:31 am
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:31 am #8259

That flower stalk only looks like it is a few days from blooming. At this point, you might want to go ahead and let it bloom. I don't know if you'd have a very good strike rate with a flower stalk that is so developed.

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Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8268

By kevinqwe -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:36 am
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:36 am #8268

yeaaa. i been thinking why i didnt do this earlier!!

what do i need to do to have a healthy bloom and flower?

Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8272

By NZL -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:22 am
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:22 am #8272

sunlight sunlight sunlight and water.
And sunlight

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Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8289

By Matt -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:43 pm
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:43 pm #8289

NZL wrote:sunlight sunlight sunlight and water.
And sunlight

Exactly!

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Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8310

By Adam -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:33 pm
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:33 pm #8310

You can place it in a ziplock bag with distilled water. It will strike there or you can plant it the minute you get some potting mix.

Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8336

By kevinqwe -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:48 pm
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:48 pm #8336

do you think i should just let it flower?

Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8337

By hackerberry -  Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:39 pm
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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:39 pm #8337

Let it flower, I can see your plant from the background and it looks healthy enough looking at the red coloration on the inside of the trap.

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Re: im leaving on thursday!! What should i DO?#8411

By Adam -  Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:26 pm
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- Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:26 pm #8411

If you let it flower, be aware that it will not be growing very much this season.

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