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• @TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2026-05-03 03:40

  Umm. It's hard to say because probably and they require a pretty niche environment. But they're also surprisingly hardy and pest resistant. They definitely come with their challenges because actually getting flowers is all about stress management. Basically, if the plant is too cosy, it just won't flower. It will keeping kicking out vegetative growth and just go about it's merry way. But you'll not get flowers and no flower mean no can vanilla. However, the vines depend on getting their tendrils into the soil, and too much stress can cause their tendrils to die. But like any thing you put your self into, you figure out eventually. Pollinating is tough in that it's a pretty precise surgical exercise. But you eventually get the hang of it. I maybe had 50% failure in pollinating this year? And you have to do it manually, every morning. And the flowers are only open for pollinating for a brief window of time. If you wait too late the flowers for that day close back up and die. Curing is tedious because you have a whole daily routine of wrapping them up in a blanket, then unravelling them so they can rest in the sun, then wrapping them back up into their lil blankets again. At least that's the traditional approach but I honestly think it's a overkill. So idk. You might be the better judge.

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