Im concerned about all the people who believe tissue cultured VFT's dont need a dormancy their first year..
where did this idea come from?
is it actually true?
ok, VFT *seedlings*..that sprouted from seed this past spring, and are only a few months old, can maybe get away with no dormancy their first winter..but who ever said TC plants can?
I think somewhere along the line someone just *assumed* that TC plants wont need a dormancy, since they are "baby plants"..and now everyone is believeing it as a fact when there is nothing to support it..
I fear it is likely a dangerous myth.
and many first time VFT owners are not going to give their new VFT's a dormancy because they think its ok..
(and it also gives people an excuse to be lazy..)
But this could lead to unnecessary death of many plants!
personally, I dont think its ok, and I think TC plants definately should get a dormancy..
they are full-size, esentially "adult" plants biologically, created from adult VFT cells, even if they did just came out of TC... and besides, you dont really know how old a VFT is when you get it..
thoughts?
has anyone ever seen actual scientific data to support the idea that TC VFT's dont need a winter dormancy their first winter?
or has everyone simply "heard it somewhere"?
the internet is a very dangerous breeding ground for myths and disinformation...I think the CP forums may have created this myth in the last few years..
Scot
where did this idea come from?
is it actually true?
ok, VFT *seedlings*..that sprouted from seed this past spring, and are only a few months old, can maybe get away with no dormancy their first winter..but who ever said TC plants can?
I think somewhere along the line someone just *assumed* that TC plants wont need a dormancy, since they are "baby plants"..and now everyone is believeing it as a fact when there is nothing to support it..
I fear it is likely a dangerous myth.
and many first time VFT owners are not going to give their new VFT's a dormancy because they think its ok..
(and it also gives people an excuse to be lazy..)
But this could lead to unnecessary death of many plants!
personally, I dont think its ok, and I think TC plants definately should get a dormancy..
they are full-size, esentially "adult" plants biologically, created from adult VFT cells, even if they did just came out of TC... and besides, you dont really know how old a VFT is when you get it..
thoughts?
has anyone ever seen actual scientific data to support the idea that TC VFT's dont need a winter dormancy their first winter?
or has everyone simply "heard it somewhere"?
the internet is a very dangerous breeding ground for myths and disinformation...I think the CP forums may have created this myth in the last few years..
Scot