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  1. March 10th, 2012, 02:18 AM #1
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    Anytime you can keep the moisture up it would be good. But you answered your own question. They really need to be looked after more in terms of water and fertilizer. If they stay pretty dry I would imagine you might need to spray for thrips.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cdayinflorida View Post
    Anytime you can keep the moisture up it would be good. But you answered your own question. They really need to be looked after more in terms of water and fertilizer. If they stay pretty dry I would imagine you might need to spray for thrips.
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