Need help growing Paulownia Tomentosa from seed.
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Comments (0)I have a planting chart from a seed company I order from with recommended fall planting dates (varies depending on what veggie it is). I am growing seedlings under a grow light to transplant for fall harvest. According to the chart for napa cabbage you should transplant them out around July 25th, and they should be about 2-3 weeks old. Should I repot it to a larger container? I heard napa doesn't like to have it's roots disturbed and it's in a 2" nursery pot. It's not a peat pot/cow pot either, just a small, square plastic nursery pot w/holes for drainage. I am growing napa cabbage under a grow light; it's about 1 week old. It has one set of true leaves. It started to put on the 2nd set of true leaves, and was growing vigorously, but now it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I'm going to fertilize using a liquid fish fertilizer; it will be applied at quarter strength (1-1/2 teaspoons of fertilizer per gallon of water). How often should I fertilize the seedlings?...See MoreTips for growing Aristolochia tomentosa needed ....
Comments (6)I've grown tomentosa in shade and sun. I think afternoon shade is probably best. It takes them about 3 years to really take off and be able to support caterpillars. I am learning that they do best when mulched. We use composted bark that we get from our local tree grinding operation started after our big ice storm in 2008. People bring their brush and tree limbs. They double grind it, let it compost a while, and give it away. Leaves are the A tomentosas' natural mulch as you find the native A. tomentosa growing up the trunks in old tree stands usually intermingled with poison ivy. I dug up some of the suckers of the wild-growing tomentosas on the perimeter of our neighborhood, and the soil was very rich and humousy. I don't think you can beat the plants you get from Mail Order Natives, or the price. You just had some bad luck last time. When I first started growing this plant, I lost several plants before I got one to take. Now I have a bunch of them. Spring is the absolute best time for planting these vines. HTH, Sandy...See MorePaulownia tomentosa
Comments (2)I don't think you will have to worry about it being invasive in your area. I think they need more winter chill to grow well. I see a few planted around Orlando and after a couple of years they look pathetic and eventually get removed. We planted one here at Leu Gardens in Orlando and it has grown well so far. I didn't want a P. tomentosa, had ordered a P. elongata but it was misidentified. It is about 10ft tall but this summer it has kind of gone into decline. There are a couple others we are growing that are from more subtropical regions, P. kawakamii with pink flowers and P. taiwaniana with white flower. They have grown very quickly; planted last summer as 1 gal/2 ft. sticks and now they are 10-12ft and developing a nice branching structure. They still have the giant leaves. Hopefully they won't turn out to be invasive. Eric Orlando,FL z9b/10a...See MoreGrowing 4 O'Clocks From Seed, Need Help!!
Comments (2)I know that. That is why I am asking for help with these new ones that are coming. I said, I READ the instructions on a Burpees package of seeds, for growing these, and got different info. than online. No one sells these Bi-Colored ones, except this grower. She has 100% positive feedback and have bought from her before with no problem. The 'broken colored' ones I have seen, are not the color I want. These are a very color specific, so i want them ,then I have them:) I told her that they never sprouted, and I thought they were dead or to old. That I wanted replacements, or a refund, but I preferred the seeds. I asked if these seeds were fresh/new, and was told they were collected this past summer. I cant get them anywhere else, I have searched the internet for them. So I am asking for help in planting them, and getting germination, then I know it is not my fault. And I will demand a refund....See Morececily 7A
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