“One minute of patience, ten years of peace”
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
"No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."
Epictetus (50-120) Greek philosopher.
"Avoid being impatient. Remember time brings roses."
"We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it."
François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French writer.
"Living for your own short-term enjoyment, to the detriment
of long-term health, is folly"
Scot Lawrence (1969 - ) some random guy on the internet who has been growing CPs
for 15 years.
"Forced to grow in winter, brings short term joy but eventual death and disappointment.
Allow to rest in winter, live for decades bringing much joy and happiness."
Scot Lawrence (1969 - ) some random guy on the internet who has been growing CPs
for 15 years.
Willie,
IMO you are doing a great disservice to your plant by not following the dormancy advice..
yes, we would all like to have instant gratification, to see our plants growing all the time,
even in the winter...but what we would like and what is best for the plants isnt always the same thing..
Yes..VFTs are boring in the winter..I dont see mine at all for 4 months every winter.
but its necessary for them to live.
you can keep going the way you are..your plant will be dead within a year.
or you can follow the advice of those who advocate winter dormancy, and your plant can live for decades..
I didnt make the rules..
I just follow them if I want my plants to live.
Scot
