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Sparta, NC

I have 1 plant the 307 Little that doesn't wilt during the heat of the day but the other 2 the 834 Needham and the 358.5 Polka both wilt. I wonder why one wilts and the other doesn't. Any ideas

5/9/2004 8:17:50 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Sam,
My 307# seed was grown in the South so it's acclimated, the others weren't...would be my guess.
OR...some plants are just like that, no rhyme or reason sometimes.
How's the 307 growing for ya'?

5/9/2004 8:23:08 PM

Sparta, NC

Kyle the 307 is a little ahead of the 834 They were both planted at the same time and it was the bigger of the 2 when planted.

5/9/2004 8:40:46 PM

Key West, FL

With plants this young, the roots haven't quite developed enough to support the big leaves yet.

5/9/2004 9:48:09 PM

Puyallup, WA

The wilting should "pass" as the roots develope. Don't let the plant get too hot.

5/10/2004 1:04:10 AM

Montoursville, PA

Could you possibly arrange to provide mobile shade that would cover the first four to six new leaves as the main expands? I think it was in Carlos of Spain's diary I say a nice simple "A Frame" that he could move along with the grow. Another person just placed a chair over the tender new growth.

Whatever you provide tie it down in relation to your weather which might blow your devise about the patch.

5/10/2004 8:38:40 AM