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Hi, Thanks for your useful info I've followed them all. I got my blue rain last year and followed your instructions of the rip apple method. There are 3 little pups now and I've been watering them and separate them from their mother pups which finally died completely after 5 months time. So now my question is how long would it take for the little pups flower again? Thanks!
Hey Mai, new pups usually take between one to three years to bloom, depending on their growing conditions. If you want to encourage them to bloom then fertilise with some Epson Salts (Magnesium sulphate) and ensure they get around 4-6 hours of indirect sunlight per day. And of course there's the old 'Ripe apple in a paper bag' trick too.
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