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Hello

one of my T. venosum has just flourished. The tuber was quite large, and the flower had a height of 75 cm. Now, the bulb through the flower is very emaciated, butt and a lot easier. -Knolle now my second equally large t. venosumpushes even a flower bud. I'm now not so keen on the flower, me is more important that the plant is maintained to me. Hence my question: is it useful to remove the flower bud to save the tuber, or does no harm the shrink and the weight loss of the plant?
So far my t. venosumhave tubers lost never so much volume.

Greetings
Alex

Hello

I am now but decided the flower bud to cut off, alone to a comparison with regard to leaf development and the growth of the tuber to the second, flowered from Corm.
Doing something odd occurred to me: the tuber had not only a large flower bud, but also a second, smaller directly next. I did two pictures:


The rest of the cut flower bud, left the second flower bud this image shows the tuber, right the leaf bud in the middle.

Here is still a picture of the second flower bud cut off:


In hindsight, now it annoyed me that I've removed the flower buds, have been interested it very like the second flower buds developed.

Is it often the case that a second flower bud develops? I have never watched.

Greetings
Alex

Hi Phillip,

the tuber had good 1650 g at harvest in the fall including Cormels.

Greetings
Alex