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Old 14-May-2008   #19
ekillians
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I was not aware of a difference, other than preference, between cutting and plucking.

KC, you seem to be saying that cutting will encourage buds and new growth while plucking will encourage more backbudding and less new buds and growth at the tips.

Do I understand this correctly?
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