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Old 06-17-2008, 06:33 PM
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Here's a before and after of mine. I received it the first week of April as well. In the first picture,taken on delivery day,the top leaf was folded over from shipping stress. Soon after, I re-potted in Mike's coir mix recipe. For some reason, I lost a bottom leaf. The plant was then stagnant for about 5-6 weeks. After apparently learning not to over-water the coir mix, I finally noticed a new leaf starting on 5/23. The second picture was taken today, 11 weeks after delivery. Things seem to be going well, but you must always be vigilant with this potting medium; even though coir may be dry on top, it is highly retentive of water below the surface. I'm growing under LED's and still learning what makes this plant happy. Keep on growing!
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