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About C.L. Fornari
Expertise
Annuals suggested for specific situations (sun, shade, windowboxes etc) New or unusual annuals are a particular interest of mine, and I grow many of these from seed. I am happy to help problem solve, answer questions about maintenance, and guide you to sources of unusual plants.
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I am a garden writer/speaker/consultant and host of a weekly gardening radio program in the Northeast. I have been gardening all my life for my own pleasure, and started as a professional gardener and garden communicator 15 years ago. I work part-time at a garden center, selling and tending shrubs/trees/annuals/perennials...and doing some propagation and design work. I often think that all these professional activities serve to put a somewhat legitimate framework around a serious case of plant-lust.
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Expert: C.L. Fornari - 10/23/2009
Question
Do you think that I would get better knowledge on how impatiens grow if I grow them outside or inside with a plant light?
Answer
Dean,
Like many plants we grow as annuals in the northern states, Impatiens is prone to whitefly and other insects when grown indoors. Also, most plants grow leaner and weaker indoors, even when grown under lights. This is because the conditions outside - sun, wind, rain, animals and people brushing by etc - make the plant tougher and stronger. So what you see when you grow something indoors is usually different from how the plant grows outdoors. I think you'd get a better idea of how a plant really grows if you put it outside.
all the best,
C.L.
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