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QUESTION: Sorry, I thought I had attached the picture. My original post was:
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Hello Jeff. Can you tell me what this is in the center of my Dewy Pine? I looks like a flower bud to me. The seedling is only 2" tall. It is growing indoors close under a 40 watt florescent shop light. If this is a flower bud, do I cut it off as surely the plant is too small to flower, or is it? I am an amateur at this.
Thank you,
Anna
ANSWER: Hi Anna,
That does look like a flower bud. I've never heard of such a young one trying to bloom. I would carefully cut the flower bud off. It's way too young to bloom.
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
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QUESTION: A first for everything I guess. Could it be that it is too close to the light? It is currently between 2 and 3" from a 2-bulb 40-watt shop light with indoor temperature around 70 degrees constant, in a 10" terra cotta pot in the soil suggested in your DVD. I have a couple more Dewy Pine seeds in other pots that have not come up yet, so am wondering if I should do something different to prevent the same from happening. Did I start them at the wrong time of year perhaps (planted the end of December)?
Hi Anna,
I'm not really sure you did anything wrong. It could just be a genetic fluke. Since you're starting them under lights, the time of year would be less important. I've started two batches in the greenhouse since December with combinations of natural and artificial light. Let me know if you see it happen with another one. That would warrant taking a look at your conditions more carefully.
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
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