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Hi Group,
I have been wondering about a general cultural question.
Confining my question to orchids growing in pots or flats.
Which would be the quickest way to mature plants?
I am assessing maturity as the production of flowering size growths or
bulbs.
Would it be best to feed plants with a regime that encourages extra root
growth, as extra big roots encourage bigger leaves? Or would it be better to
increase the leaf size by feeding a regime that encourages leaf expansion and so
thereby increases photosynthesis and faster growth leads to maturity
quicker.
By restricting the root growth of plants, does one also limit leaf
expansion and growth or does the plant simply put more leaf growth out as the
roots are not growing so much?
I do know your can grow huge plants of Cymbidiums or Paphs by growing them
in beds with extensive root runs,
Obviously the two are interdependent but I have been wondering which is the
more important?
Is it likely that there is a general plant physiology answer that would
hold true for orchids and non-orchids.
Thanks for any input.
With regards
Alan L Winthrop
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