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Old 21-12-2007, 01:51 PM posted to rec.gardens
Jack Schmidling[_1_] Jack Schmidling[_1_] is offline
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Mea505 wrote:

I don't think the timing makes any difference.


That may be an answer for some sorts of plants but timing is certainly
critical for many. Many plants will not even flower unless the timing
is right.

Just ponder why apples can not be grown in the Tropics. It is not even
the total number of daylight hours. They must rise and fall in the
proper sequence.

Sort of like chickens that stop laying eggs when the days get shorter.
Keep a small lite on in the coop till 9pm and they will lay all winter.

js



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