ZZ Plant...Cuttings?
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Anyone use epsom salt as fertilizer for houseplants?
Comments (20)Since no plants use N, P, and K in THE 1:1:1 RATIO supplied by 20-20-20, you can do better. Supplying fertilizer in the ratio at which your plants actually USE the nutrients offers some significant advantages, not the least of which is the ability to keep the level of dissolved solids (fertilizer/mineral salts) at their lowest w/o having to suffer the effects of deficiencies. After the calculations are done for how P and K are reported on fertilizer packages, you'll find that 3:1:2 ratio fertilizers like 24-8-16, 12-4-8 (Miracle Grow makes All Purpose fertilizers in these NPK %s) or 9-3-6 supply NPK at almost exactly the ratio at which the average plant uses the nutrients. I use Foliage-Pro 9-3-6 by Dyna-Grow almost exclusively for that reason and others, which include the fact that FP 9-3-6 includes ALL essential nutrients plants normally take from the soil (including Ca & Mg which most soluble fertilizers lack (MG 20-20-20 lacks these elements/nutrients) and FP 9-3-6 gets most of it's N from nitrate sources and no N from urea. The later fact helps keep plants compact and full. Also, your nutrient supplementation program is usually dictated by your soil choice and watering habits. Soils that retain too much water (like most off the shelf brands) require much more attention to detail than soils that you can water freely w/o concern that the soil will remain soggy so long it impacts root health/function. Root health is a key factor that determines whether or not a healthy organism is even possible - to the degree that good root health is a prerequisite to a healthy plant. Never apply Epsom salts willy nilly, that is to say w/o good reason. Unless it has been determined your plant is suffering a Mg deficiency OR there is an excess of Ca in the soil causing an antagonistic deficiency of Mg, you're probably 10X more likely to create limitations than resolve them by adding Epsom salts. You might find this Basic overview helpful. It will help you avoid all of the most common issues all container gardeners encounter early in their journey toward greater proficiency. Al...See MoreWell, Hallelujah!
Comments (11)Ooh, I have a ZZ (or zizi, as my brother calls them) story. I was caring for some in an office, and someone had broken a couple of the stems off. They were long, you know, mature, and I thought it was a shame just to throw them away, so I took them home and put them in vase of water in my bathroom. Long story short, in a couple of months, the dang things sprouted roots! You could have knocked me over with a palm frond. Anyway I planted them, and they grew beautifully until I let them freeze winter before last. (Sigh.)...See MoreAmorphophallus titanum leaf cutting
Comments (58)I haven't had that problem with my titanum but my gigas (which is pretty similar to titanum) had all sorts of problems over the years. One season a tree branch fell on it and broke the petiole. Insects got in and ate out the inside of the petiole. The plant went into early dormancy, it had only been growing for a couple of months. Gigas grows for one year and then goes dormant for one year. But afterwards it came out of dormancy earlier than one year and grew okay. Another season I had put it into a more exposed position and it got badly sun burned. It went into early dormancy that year also. Last season it was broken by the wind. But I found it very soon after, tied it up and painted over the damaged area of the petiole with grafting paint. It kept going for the rest of the season without going into early dormancy. When I saw it damaged the first time I went into a state of shock thinking it was going to die. But now, after a few dramas, I don't worry so much and just do what's needed to keep it going. So hopefully there won't be any more problems but if there are I feel fairly confident of being able to successfully deal with them....See MoreRooting succulents in water?
Comments (17)When doing this, I don't think you're ever supposed to have the cutting (or roots) touch the water itself. Just always fill the water to the point where it's almost touching and not actually touching either root or stem. There's plenty of moisture in that bottle for a succulent to live off of until it forms roots. Given that succulents root even when put on concrete in many cases, there's no reason this wouldn't work. I wouldn't however, put the cutting into water --- just close enough. I used to put all leaf cuttings onto a moist paper towel that I'd moisten each day. It worked fine, but then I realized it works fine anywhere, anyway. LOL Grace...See MoreHabRob
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