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Old 08-15-2007, 03:36 PM
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Hi,

I bought some Gorgonia of the purple color and at the top it is dead I was wondering can you trim those off? Also can you frag these things at the base and still have them survive?
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yeah, they are very hardy, but dont expect much growth out of them, they will only grow a few inches a year.
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yeah, they are very hardy, but dont expect much growth out of them, they will only grow a few inches a year.

So, yes? I can trim it? I can Also frag it? how would i go about fragging?
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How would I trim scissors be ok? How far down just the dead spots?
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Wow,what a flashback.I just flashed on my mother running around the yard trimming bush's and putting the clippings in a jar to root.
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I trim mine but that doesnt mean I know what Im doing. Had it for 4 mos.

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yes, you can frag, trim, whatever it.

just google fragging gorgonaia, and you should get plenty of search results.

they are extremely hardy and will live through the fragging.
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Wow,what a flashback.I just flashed on my mother running around the yard trimming bush's and putting the clippings in a jar to root.

I'm not sure I understand that joke. If it was meant to be one.
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Check out Garf thay show you how to do it. look under propagate

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