"not blooming size" meaning

[bil]

Originally Posted by Rothrock42

bil - what does "old bit of string" mean? I've never heard that expression.

It's a variation on the 'How long is a piece of string?'

Meaning the question has been asked without enough parameters to give an accurate answer.

[pinett]

thank you for the distinction between near and not blooming.Sometimes I have a little difficulty in translation....as you can see.
i also appreciate the generic attempt to quantify the time I generally asked with your example....
actually I can't formulate specific question because I've just a little experience and I don't want to buy plant that I don't understand at all

[bil]

Originally Posted by pinett

thank you for the distinction between near and not blooming.Sometimes I have a little difficulty in translation....as you can see.
i also appreciate the generic attempt to quantify the time I generally asked with your example....
actually I can't formulate specific question because I've just a little experience and I don't want to buy plant that I don't understand at all

Meh, it's all a learning process, and the best way is to jump in and get wet. You are doing the right thing in trying to learn some stuff first.