Getting interesting results with the early harvesting of chicks. When I potted up my Pans order exactly 1 month ago, I potted 'Edge of Night' and left five chicks on it, and potted 10 chicks (about same size) into a separate pot. Today, June 5, 2018, I plucked off those five chicks that I left on the plant a month ago and potted them up, these chicks were hanging out in the air putting out aerial roots unable to grab hold of soil.
LEFT: original 5 chicks on 'Edge of Night', left attached for one month, then potted up today
RIGHT: 10 chicks potted up 1 month ago, fully rooted and developing strong growing rosettes.
Results: chicks remaining on the plants (pot on left) are far behind and still need to root in; they're much smaller compared to the early harvested chicks in the pot on the right.
My overall impression, chicks harvested very early (at immature size) are ready and willing to take root and grow on, a good acceleration technique. One can cut the chick's "apron strings" (stolons) early on, forcing independent root development and earlier rosette development, rather than spend time hanging out "in the air" in a slow motion stasis, attempting to reach ground with aerial roots.
