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Dec 14, 2016 11:24 AM CST
Name: Thijs van Soest
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Why would you stop watering if you bring it indoors?

The reason to stop watering is to let it go into dormancy but especially to not let it be wet and cold, but if it is indoors it does not get too cold (unless you keep it in an unheated garage), so you could (should?) keep giving it water once every so often - which may stop it from going dormant and thus give it a huge head start in terms of growth come spring. You just want to make sure it does not stay wet for very long. Dormancy is a response to changing conditions - it is not a requirement for the plant to grow well.

Obviously you do not want to water it like you do when it is hot, but afaik there is no reason to stop watering completely if you have the plant in a controlled environment. I wish I had the space to bring them inside I am willing to bet my plants would be so much further along in terms of growth. I keep them outside - but under a patio roof - all winter, so I more or less top watering completely once night time lows are <45 (yeah I know we do not get much of a winter), which some winters drives all of them into complete dormancy (most leaves gone), but in recent years because it has been pretty mild, I have had some of the DRs just keep going and then I do water them very sparingly.

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