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sandy0225 · 07-09-2008, 10:07 AM

Everybody loses a few now and then.
Try cutting all the leaves in 1/2 next time when you transplant one. That seems to help but it leaves part so that they can do a little photosynthesis too. It makes them look ugly but it helps them take off quicker.

07-09-2008, 10:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
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