So much information! Must digest! Would love to read your article when it comes out. I guess they don't sell that magazine on the rack at Walmart. Ha! ha! Would love to see pictures to illustrate each point. Do you have something like this on your website?
I did some switching around with my pots. I put strawberry shake in a much smaller pot. I did seem to lose some of the bottom roots when I took it out of the pot it was in, but it still had roots attached to the "base" (see. I am learning!). I am hopeful this will help. I also mixed a little bit of perlite in the potting mix to help with drainage, and I used fresh potting mix to rid the plant of the fungus gnats. I do realize that it will only be temporary 'cause I am fighting them in all pots. But I am hoping to continually change out the soil in my pots until I am rid of the darn things!
I have noticed that the petiole (ah ha! Julia learns a new language! Tee! hee! hee!) on strawberry shake is flat on the top and round on the bottom. What do you call that?