kabocha; how long does it take to mature?
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Comments (2)Okay, First of all, what you have there is a Hoya carnosa 'Rubra' Its expired trademark name is Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Princess'⢠This cultivar has a tendency to revert to plain green leaves. The vines that have just green leaves will not start producing variegated leaves again. That means that if you did sell cuttings from this plant, you would have two types of cuttings, which would need to be correctly labeled: 1: variegated cuttings = Hoya carnosa 'Rubra' (commonly called 'Krimson Princess') 2: non-variegated cuttings = Hoya carnosa You would not need to root the cuttings. Hoyas are often, if not primarily, sold as unrooted cuttings. But seeing as this is a very common Hoya, your buyer market would be beginner Hoya growers, and they might feel less confident about their ability to root a Hoya. So, I don't know whether you would be able to move them that way or not. To root a Hoya, you just stick it in the medium you intend to grow it in, with one or more nodes (the bumps leaves grow from) underneath or in contact with the soil. Keep the medium moist but not wet, while rooting. It takes around a month, slower this time of year....See Morehow hard is it/how long does it take to make a padded headboard?
Comments (12)Hey walkin -- I'm *far* from an expert on this--people here helped me on the one I've done. I bought a kit of the precut wood and MDF parts, complete with screws and such, truth be told, just because I didn't want to have to do all the measuring and cutting--sometimes I hit "tilt" and have to take the easy way out. The kit was from eBay. We did buy better foam, however, than the kit came with. And we also wrapped it. Probably way overdoing it. It wasn't hard at all, in fact rather enjoyable in an instant-gratification kind of way (esp. since I didn't have to do the cutting :))--we did do two rows of staples, alternating spaces kind of like sewing stitches, because the fabric seemed to pull between the stitches so I wanted it anchored completely. We didn't edge it with wood, but we could--we just did a simple rectangle which extends 24" above the surface of the mattress (we have a high mattress--if you were to purchase the same set and not have as high a mattress setup, it would be taller unless you cut it down). We love the simple lines. It would be easy to put wood around this if we chose to, or to make a slipcover for it down the line....See MoreHow long did it take for your roses to reach their mature size?
Comments (6)You've already gotten some great feedback from everyone in much more detail than I could provide, and I agree with the 3-5 years to mostly mature. The bigger the rose is supposed to get, the longer you need to wait for it to reach maturity, which means that climbers and big roses like my Explorers really didn't come into their own until more like 5 years. They may bloom earlier, but not rebloom well or not be as robust in general. Other factors that have already been mentioned include the amount of sun, availability of nutrients and initial maturity of the rose when planting, and I'd add a year to the usual 3 years for HTs/floris if you have poor sun, crappy soil/water or a really small band. Heirloom bands used to take an extra year over bands from places like Burlington, so I always planned for 4 years to maturity in the old Heirloom (the new gallons are more mature but also a lot more expensive from Heirloom). Bare roots tend to mature a little faster than bands, but not a lot once you get past the first year. My Explorers in part shade and crappy soil were pushing 6 years before they did much repeat blooming, but now they're mature and pretty nice. I can't emphasize enough in our colder zones the impact of surviving cane on the time to maturity for HT/flori type roses. I have some wimpy 8 year old roses that just barely survive the winter each year and they're still knee high twigs that might give me a first bloom by October if I'm lucky, and won't bloom at all if I'm unlucky even though they're as "mature" as they're going to get. The better suited a rose is for your zone, the faster it will mature. My Julia Child has always been a small rose for me and I'm happy if she can get up to 3' in a given year, so yours might not reach those exquisite sizes Diane posts even when mature. Nanadoll is out of my league for height and beauty of roses like that. There's a big difference between zone 5 and 6 in rose vigor, and for many roses a corresponding difference between 6 and 7. Cynthia...See Morecyrus_gardner
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