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Sheila_FW wrote:
It is the juices of the plant and when we get a hard freeze the stem bursts open and the fluid squirts out and freezes. You have to get up early and go out and check each of the stems...even the small ones put a little out. As soon as the sun hits them they begin to dissappear. This pic shows it really well.