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From: fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Dieffenbachia Exotica - Repotting?
Message-ID: <441@ihu1g.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 17:01:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 20 17:01:11 1984
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(oo)
I don't know if there's a newsgroup for house plants, so I thought
I'd try this one.

I have a large dieffenbachia exotica (name of "Deefy") that's getting
too tall to stand up on its own.  The plant is healthy enough, growing
a new leaf about once every two weeks this time of year, but I've
had to truss it up with string and wooden slats to keep it from falling
down under its own weight.

Does anybody know of a low-risk way to repot this plant so that
the stalk will send out new roots further up, say, a foot or
so, thereby giving more support to the leaves?  Now, Deefy is the
closest thing I've got to a pet -- I've had it for about three years
now -- and I'd hate to see anything happen to it.  Don't send replies
unless you really know!
-- 

                               Bob Fishell
                               ihnp4!ihu1g!fish