fernando wrote:
Peter:
Do you remember what I said few days ago?
"Great plant Peter. Congratulations for the growing.
Cut the spikes and show the plant...
Beautiful things must be shown.
See you."
The AM confirm that I was right.
Congratulations again.
Fernando
Hi Fernando - yes, thank you for your encouragement.
Mithrandir wrote:
Oh, are you going to make stem props from those 4 spikes you cut off that weren't blooming? And also, would the judges really have frowned on the fact that there were 4 unblooming spikes if you didn't cut them off? After all, they're judging the flowers and not the plant (as they would in a giving out a culture award).
Jason, I sent off the stem so we'll know if I get some plants back in a year or two.
Yes, you have to removed spikes. Unbloomed or previously bloomed spikes are included in award description that will bring down the average of flowers per inflorescence.